If you're connected to the Internet, there is always some risk. Since Windows XP isn't being patched anymore, there are vulnerabilities that can be exploited regardless of what anti-virus/anti-malware/firewall you run. Your machine could, for instance, become part of a botnet (See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnet).
Turning off your computer when not using it doesn’t make much of a difference, you can get infected in a fraction of a second. I will say that you are doing the right thing by running anti-virus, etc., but you are going to be more vulnerable to infections. At some point pretty much all Internet traffic will be encrypted. Encryption along doesn't prevent viruses, but it does reduce the risk. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Alan Walters via DX4WIN Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2018 9:20 PM To: 'John Shaw' <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run No, those of us which choose to run obsolete systems, pay the money to run strong anti-virus and anti-malware, dedicate our PC's to our ham radio setup and turn them off when not in use. Al -- K5NOF -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Shaw Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2018 7:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run So how does that affect security for all of this. Have we now all been put at more risk to satisfy those who want to run obsolete systems? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Van Der Eijk Sent: Monday, 2 April 2018 12:04 p.m. To: Jim Reisert AD1C <[email protected]> Cc: DX4WIN Reflector <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run XP users should try the update again ; Scott, KA9FOX, changed the website such that the files directory no longer requires an https connection. —Paul, KK4HD Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 31, 2018, at 1:16 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 11:10 AM, David Kozinn K2DBK wrote: >> >> The only short-term workaround that I can think of would be to host >> the actual files on a different website without https and work up a >> manual process to download and install. (No Jim, I am not suggesting >> son-of-dxupdate-for-XP-only). > > Actually, the country files and award databases are uploaded to my > website. They would have to be installed manually. > > The latest country file is always here: > > http://www.country-files.com/dx4win/download9/dx4win9_cty.zip > > I have not done anything like this for the custom awards and I've > blocked the directory listing. > > If you use these files you are ON YOUR OWN. I do NOT want to support > this method of updating DX4WIN 9. I'd rather you upgrade your > operating system. Seriously. I'm not joking. > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, <[email protected]>, http://www.ad1c.us > ______________________________________________________________ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > Message delivered to [email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] Message delivered to [email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] Message delivered to [email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] Message delivered to [email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] Message delivered to [email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
