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Keeping XP Secure

posted by LaminatorX on Wednesday March 05 2014, @03:30AM   
from the unplugging-the-network-cable dept.

Appalbarry writes:

"Microsoft is about to abandon Windows XP to the wolves. Fair enough it's ancient. However, there are still going to be a lot of XP boxes out there, and a fair number of them are unlikely to ever get upgraded until the hardware dies.

My question is: what's available to help make this old OS stay reasonably secure and safe for the people who can't or won't abandon it?

Over the years I've been through Central Point Antivirus, Norton, McAfee, AVG, stuff like Zone Alarm, and of course the various Microsoft anti-malware offerings. But since moving over to Linux I really haven't kept up on the wild and wonderful world of Windows security tools.

Suggestions?"

• reduce, reuse, recycle reduce, reuse, recycle (Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @03:36AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @03:36AM (#11205)

  turn them into honeypots

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• Re:reduce, reuse, recycle (Score: 1) by nightsky30 on Wednesday March 05 2014, @08:40AM

  by nightsky30 (1818) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @08:40AM (#11294)

  The lentils have marked this as funny, and perhaps it is. But I think this is also a very good idea. The possibility that a box might be a honeypot might cause a would be attacker to think twice before attempting an XP intrusion. Of course this won't stop every attacker. I'm sure some love the challenge and risk. Overall, it might catch a few and deter a few.

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• Re:reduce, reuse, recycle (Score: 3, Funny) by muthauzem on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:58PM

  by muthauzem (2084) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:58PM (#11397)

  Perfect opportunity for a aquarium XKCD Style: http://www.xkcd.com/350/ [xkcd.com]

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