Getting your users to just use Firefox or Chrome will prolong the life of their XP boxes. An light footprint anti-virus perhaps even more so, if the machine can handle it.
Most exploits come in through IE. Your sysadmin should be able to detect IE and/or XP on proxy logs, if you really care, and would like to pro-actively block ports or put them on a list. Most people's computers will just stop working and they'll take it to a repair shop. (At which point their bank accounts, etc may be long compromised...) There they will either be recommended to buy a new PC with an OEM Windows... or they may get a friend to load a bootleg Windows - which will just further expose them to having their sensitive data compromised. Best yet, switch to Mint Linux or Ubuntu. Mint is surprisingly compatible and easy to use for Windows users. Much friendlier than Windows, in fact. In fact, Mint is more like Windows, than Windows 8 is. What are they losing? Windows games and Microsoft Office. And if they can afford those, they can afford a new Windows. I've seen XP SP2 machines that haven't been updated since 2008... and are still running clean. Without antivirus. The firewall is on and they only run Firefox. And they're on isolated LAN's, behind NAT. It's not as much about the OS as it is about what flash discs are plugged into them, what else is on their LAN, or what websites they visit and what executable they download. If they can... many of them are behind filtering proxies and network firewalls, locked in boxes with no access to their USB ports. On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Greg Osborn <gregwosb...@gmail.com> wrote: > It works itself out……**** > > ** ** > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4eCd6xUSik**** > > ** ** > > *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On > Behalf Of *Mike Hammett > *Sent:* Monday, October 14, 2013 5:32 AM > *To:* WISPA General List > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Windows XP**** > > ** ** > > Well, it won't be working for long if they don't upgrade.**** > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Blair Davis" <the...@wmwisp.net> > *To: *memb...@wispa.org, "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > *Sent: *Sunday, October 13, 2013 11:09:39 PM > *Subject: *[WISPA] Windows XP > > Windows XP security updates end in April 2014. > > Windows XP usage still above 30%. > > Is there anything we, as ISP's, can do to protect our users who, for > whatever reason have not, will not or can not upgrade? > > I have users who won't spend $$ to replace a working system if they > don't see a good reason to. > > > -- > West Michigan Wireless ISP > Allegan, Michigan 49010 > 269-686-8648 > > A Division of: > Camp Communication Services, INC > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless**** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >
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