Avast state Safezone safe for online banking in XP after EOL

[broughie]

Friend with XP PC received two reply emails from Avast "Technical Support Specialist" asserting that its perfectly safe to use Safezone in his Avast I.S. for XP online banking after EOL.
This seems contrary to almost all expert IT advice on internet forums etc. from which I myself decided to upgrade to Win7. Also I bank online via Safepay but was previously advised by Bitdefender Support that it was unsafe to use its secure browser for XP banking after EOL. Surely Avast are wrong here ?

 

[Ink]

Thanks for sharing this, would be interesting to hear more views and what they say on the Avast Forums.

 

[Deleted member 178]

and what they say on the Avast Forums.

not sure you will have an objective answer ^^

 

[Ink]

It's worth a shot though, if anyone is daring enough.

 

[broughie]

ok thanks have been daring and raised question on Avast forum, will see what responses are .

 

[Ink]

Have you got the link to that topic?

 

[broughie]

link is http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=147897.0
I dont feel reassured on friends behalf by Avast claims of "creating protection modules and detections specifically designed to cover Windows XP vulnerabilities" as contained in a respondent's blog .How can they completely protect against future unpatched holes in the OS ?

 

[Erebus]

This sort of funny to me.XP..imho Was the last great OS. What's funny to me is when a automobile has hidden flaws, the govt. requires that a fix or recall be performed no matter how old the car is.

Computers have become an integral part of our society, and are as important, if not more important than a car. They can be be more dangerous than a car,etc.

So, therefore shouldn't MS be required by law to continue coverage of XP since these are flaws in a product they sold.

I know I'm just talking out my arse, but that's really the way I feel. I was at Frys yesterday, and they're still using XP. MS is just trying to save it's bacon after some bad decisions, and XP is keeping sales down.

I have 7 Ultimate, 7 pro, Vista,etc. XP is the best imho.As a matter of national security coverage should be continued.Yeah, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it.;-)Good angle though

A Gerry Spence famous statement "In America the corporation is king" certainly holds true here.MS made an OS that everybody likes, and
kept on using.They want that OS gone so they can get back to making money.


Just a wild rant from an XP fan....


P.S. I wouldn't listen to Avast on this one.They have a vested interest in their product, so of course they'd say that.Words are cheap, but will they cover your losses , if something happens? No, you'll be left holding the bag.

 

[Ink]

I know it was an example, but an electric fault in a vehicle can be more dangerous, because lives are at risk from death or fatal injuries (ie. fire). With computers, when there is a hardware fault and it's down to the manufacturers to recall them. Example: Sony VAIO laptop battery recall a few years ago.

On the other-hand, Microsoft only provide the software, it's just code. Old software is replaced with new, more efficient code and supporting a wider range of technologies. Why do you think XP cannot run IE9.

 

[Erebus]

I know it was an example, but an electric fault in a vehicle can be more dangerous, because lives are at risk from death or fatal injuries (ie. fire). With computers, when there is a hardware fault and it's down to the manufacturers to recall them. Example: Sony VAIO laptop battery recall a few years ago.

On the other-hand, Microsoft only provide the software, it's just code. Old software is replaced with new, more efficient code and supporting a wider range of technologies. Why do you think XP cannot run IE9.

Microsoft refused to build IE9 for XP because IE9's graphics hardware acceleration routines require Direct2D and DirectWrite DirectX APIs -- which are missing in XP.

I'm just chatting with you, don't take me seriously.I understand what you're saying, and appreciate it right down to the last kernel...

But, on serious note, really nice board you have, and I like it.I know it's helped a lot of people in trouble.Really refreshing in a world that seems to have gone crazy at this point in time.

Best Regards,
E.

http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsof...xposes-rift-between-ie8-and-windows-xp-218278