windows 7 antivirus software
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If you need Windows 7 for the equipment you use fine I get that.
What else do you use it for?
Just being able to disconnect it from the Internet and use something else for day to day stuff will help massively.
That said if you have no choice just use a decent AV and be really really careful what sites you visit.
Realistically that's the best you can do - you can't polish a turd and there are no OS updates and very few browsers support Windows 7 any more and I expect very few antivirus vendors.
Sorry but let's be realistic about it.
What else do you use it for?
Just being able to disconnect it from the Internet and use something else for day to day stuff will help massively.
That said if you have no choice just use a decent AV and be really really careful what sites you visit.
Realistically that's the best you can do - you can't polish a turd and there are no OS updates and very few browsers support Windows 7 any more and I expect very few antivirus vendors.
Sorry but let's be realistic about it.
I still use Windows 7 on my old laptop which is 15 years old 
with Avast Secure Browser which gives you free antivirus protection.
You can also pay for an upgrade if you wish but I have never bothered.
Never had any issues. Posting with it now.
I have moved with the times though, I use Windows 10 on my newer laptop.
Impressed huh.
with Avast Secure Browser which gives you free antivirus protection.You can also pay for an upgrade if you wish but I have never bothered.
Never had any issues. Posting with it now.
I have moved with the times though, I use Windows 10 on my newer laptop.
Impressed huh.
Wouldn't hurt to go find one of the methods of forcing all the ESU updates onto it, that'll bring it to a slightly better state.
For antivirus Avast apparently still works, as do the Microsoft tools.
Realistically unless you're doing some very stupid things with it and have it running in a particularly risky network environment there isn't any major harm likely to happen. People like to panic about stuff that's out of support but the actual risk to something that's sat there on a private network, behind a firewalled router, with the firewalls on and risky services off, not browsing dodgy sites & with adverts filtered just isn't that big.
Use it for specific tasks and not for your daily browsing and it should be fine.
Even better if it's just for running specific software then look at virtualising it so you can wrap it up and snapshot it.
The actual biggest risk to it is likely to be the hardware dying on you.
For antivirus Avast apparently still works, as do the Microsoft tools.
Realistically unless you're doing some very stupid things with it and have it running in a particularly risky network environment there isn't any major harm likely to happen. People like to panic about stuff that's out of support but the actual risk to something that's sat there on a private network, behind a firewalled router, with the firewalls on and risky services off, not browsing dodgy sites & with adverts filtered just isn't that big.
Use it for specific tasks and not for your daily browsing and it should be fine.
Even better if it's just for running specific software then look at virtualising it so you can wrap it up and snapshot it.
The actual biggest risk to it is likely to be the hardware dying on you.
JoshSm said:
Wouldn't hurt to go find one of the methods of forcing all the ESU updates onto it, that'll bring it to a slightly better state.
For antivirus Avast apparently still works, as do the Microsoft tools.
Realistically unless you're doing some very stupid things with it and have it running in a particularly risky network environment there isn't any major harm likely to happen. People like to panic about stuff that's out of support but the actual risk to something that's sat there on a private network, behind a firewalled router, with the firewalls on and risky services off, not browsing dodgy sites & with adverts filtered just isn't that big.
Use it for specific tasks and not for your daily browsing and it should be fine.
Even better if it's just for running specific software then look at virtualising it so you can wrap it up and snapshot it.
The actual biggest risk to it is likely to be the hardware dying on you.
This is a good shout too, we would have cloned copies of the hdd as spares if we couldn’t virtualise, in some circumstances we would have an entire spare machine on the shelf ready to drop in place to cope with specific hardware failures for essential production equipment.For antivirus Avast apparently still works, as do the Microsoft tools.
Realistically unless you're doing some very stupid things with it and have it running in a particularly risky network environment there isn't any major harm likely to happen. People like to panic about stuff that's out of support but the actual risk to something that's sat there on a private network, behind a firewalled router, with the firewalls on and risky services off, not browsing dodgy sites & with adverts filtered just isn't that big.
Use it for specific tasks and not for your daily browsing and it should be fine.
Even better if it's just for running specific software then look at virtualising it so you can wrap it up and snapshot it.
The actual biggest risk to it is likely to be the hardware dying on you.
simon_harris said:
Why?
I mean seriously why?
Me too win 7 on my main PC!I mean seriously why?
Was using 7 on my laptop and acidently upgraded to 10 a good few years back and never got on with it..
Then got a new pc last year, only for web and document stuff, that was win 11.. used it for a bit and just never loked it much, so plugged the old win 7 pc back in.
And will continue with the 7 pc until it dies, i guess.
simon_harris said:
If you dislike windows so much why not install a Linux OS?
Ha, tried that a long time back, to much messing about. iMO for what i need.Win 7 suits me for now, and will stick with it, until it dont work anymore for what i need a computer to do.
I dont dislike windows as such, just change. When something works fine,ill stick with it ( but money money money in selling new stuff, i guess )
Pick a Linux install that has a windows style ui, plenty to choose from. You will find Linux as easy or even easier to install than windows these days.
A few years back it was often not easy to get running, but that is not the case today, especially if just doing internet and email stuff.
A few years back it was often not easy to get running, but that is not the case today, especially if just doing internet and email stuff.
I get that the software you're using is W7 only but even with a virus checker you're still exposed if you're connected to the Web.
As a few people have said the safest option is to update your OS and run a virtual W7 using Virtual Box or similar. Linux on your old PC or a new PC or Mac will do the trick.
As a few people have said the safest option is to update your OS and run a virtual W7 using Virtual Box or similar. Linux on your old PC or a new PC or Mac will do the trick.
Coming back to the OP's actual question (Linux FFS!) - I would suggest using AVG Antivirus Free as it's fully compatible with W7.
But more importantly than this if there is any contact with the internet, a vaguely up to date browser is vital - Supermium will do.
Plenty of people are still on W7 so you'll be fine with these precautions.
But more importantly than this if there is any contact with the internet, a vaguely up to date browser is vital - Supermium will do.
Plenty of people are still on W7 so you'll be fine with these precautions.
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