SAN FRANCISCO – After April 8, running a computer with Windows XP will be like turning on your house's security system but leaving the doors and windows open. That's the analogy Gerry Egan ...

Panda's Cloud Antivirus Free 3.0, Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 and Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 all scored a perfect 30 in what looks to be AV-Test's last round of testing for Windows XP.

Virus Bulletin VB100 report, focused on fully updated Windows XP systems, shows antivirus manufacturers are giving short shrift to XP, despite its popularity If you owned an antivirus company with ...

Further reading: Windows Security vs. Microsoft Defender A look back at the history of Defender. Defender originated from software developed by Giant, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2004.

Are Windows 11’s built-in antivirus and security features ... is the latest iteration of the classic Windows Defender software that first launched as an anti-spyware tool alongside Windows XP.

Windows XP reaches its end of life in less than three months, on April 8th. Microsoft strongly advises everyone to update to a more modern operating system like Windows 7 or Windows 8.

If you're using the computer that runs Windows XP, you know that Microsoft is ending support for the operating system as of April 2014. Microsoft has been pushing hard to get users to upgrade to a ...

Q. Is anyone else asking you about the necessity of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP? I installed SP 2 and began noticing that Norton AntiVirus 2004 was no longer able to run live updates.I got a ...