YOUR FAVORITE ANTI-VIRUS COMPANIES WON'T
Yes, while Microsoft will no longer offer security patches for XP after this April you will still be able to get anti-virus software to offer some sort of protection, in some cases, for years to come. Andreas Marx posted an article about this subject, and listed what A/V software companies are planning. The list is below, but I suggest you read the full article HERE.
Last updated: 16th January 2014
| Manufacturer | Support Information |
|---|---|
| AVG | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| Avast | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| Avira | Support will end on 8th April 2015 - further details... |
| Bitdefender | Support for home-user products available until January 2016; support for corporate products available until January 2017 (2) |
| Bullguard | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| Check Point / ZoneAlarm | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) - further details... |
| Comodo | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| Emsisoft | Support available until at least April 2016 (2) |
| ESET | Support available until at least April 2016 (2) |
| Fortinet | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| F-Secure | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| G Data | Support available until at least April 2016 (2) |
| Ikarus | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| K7 Computing | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| Kaspersky Lab | support will continue at least until 2018 for consumer and at least until 2nd part of 2016 for business products (2) |
| Kingsoft | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| McAfee | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| Microsoft (Security Essentials) | Support will end on 14th July 2015 - further details... |
| Microworld | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| Norman | Support available until at least January 2016 (2) |
| Panda Security | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| Qihoo 360 | Support available until at least January 2018 (2) |
| Quickheal | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| Sophos | Support will continue at least until 30th September 2015 (2) - further details... |
| Symantec / Norton | Products support Windows XP, no end-of-life decision has been made yet |
| Tencent | No end of support announced; support available for at least 2 more years (1) |
| ThreatTrack / Vipre | Support available until at least April 2015 (2) |
| Trend Micro | Support will end on 30th January 2017 - further details... |
| Webroot | Support available until at least April 2019 (2) |
(1) These manufacturers have not yet announced the cancellation of their support for these products on Windows XP systems but have instead stated that they will continue to provide support for this platform for at least two more years.
(2) It is possible that these manufacturers will further extend the duration of their support if the market demand remains high enough.
'Nuff Said,
Brian
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