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On 09/30/2017 12:58 AM, Rowland Penny via samba wrote: > I understand that you have to use XP, but you don't have to use NTLM, > haven't you heard of 'wanacry' ? > Go here and read it:http://www.imss.caltech.edu/node/396 WannaCry did not infect XP or for that matter, Windows Nein, oops, Ten. Doesn't mean it couldn't if altered to do so: Reference:

...that windows XP has the highest priority in testing and composing new signatures sorry but to say it clear: to think a anti-virus can replace a solid operating system is a naive and dangerous attitude with some luck malware was not tested on XP and won't run by luck because of the too small usrbase these days but when that is your security strategy you better install win98 because XP is not old enough and too similar to win7

...annaCry did not even touch XP. Not looking at this from an infection rate standpoint and, instead, believing what the marketing weasels at M$ tell you is far more dangerous in my technical opinion. > with some luck malware was not tested on XP and won't run by luck because of the too small usrbase these days but when that is your security strategy you better install win98 because XP is not old enough and too similar to win7 > Security through obscurity. Also bear in mind that M$ makes it easy for the bad guys (WannaCry for example). That XP is so insecure is a lot of FUD. Again, look...