14 DAY TRIAL // Windows XP no longer receives security updates and patches, but security vendors across the world are still working to improve their software solutions in order to continue working on the retired platform.
ESET today revealed that all its security products, including the NOD32 anti-virus solution, will continue to work on Windows XP until the end of April 2017.
All ESET products will receive regular virus signature updates for the latest threats, constant updates to other parts of the anti-virus engine, such as the proactive detection module, and ESET Customer Care support requests, the company revealed today.
“Please note that while your service from ESET will not change, your system protection might not be up to par with our latest products as some of our newest detection technology will be impossible to backport. Also, your system could become more vulnerable to threats because it will no longer receive regular system updates from Microsoft. Regular system updates are used to repair exploits and patch existing security vulnerabilities,” the company said today in an advisory.
All users are recommended to upgrade the operating system and or move important data to a computer running a newer OS version, but also to make sure that the anti-virus software running on their PCs is fully up to date.