I just recently installed AVG Free 2014on my Windows XP Pro system, and as it was checking the webpages I visited it brought up a THREAT WARNING MESSAGE - Threat: Exploit Rogue Scanner (type 831) - Object Name: morph.zone/include/prototype.js - with a warning severity of HIGH, it blocked the code, and I am just mentioning this as it relates to MorphOS users accessing that page/website.

[ Edited by NewSense 09.10.2013 - 02:18 ]

First of all, if you are concerned about security, you should not be running Windows XP anymore. Period

Secondly, users of anti virus programs may encounter "false positives" every now and then. Prototype.js is a fairly well known open source javascript framework and the version used here can also be found at: prototypejs.org

The Prototype version was upgraded from 1.5.x to 1.7.x now. Perhaps this will solve your problems with AVG...

First of all, thanks for your quick reply,

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Windows XP is a good, and probably the best, Windows OS to-date, though I much prefer MorphOS, but there are many things that I, and probably you too, cannot do in MorphOS, as yet, that you need or want to do, so have to use some alternative OS, and Windows XP is one of those OS's I use that fills that gap.

I wish that was not the case, but some tasks I just cannot do with MorphOS, due to the lack of available software for it, more's the pity.

Additionally, Windows does have, and needs, readily available virus protection software/applications, which MorphOS does not have, though which it could probably do with, for everyone's safety/security.

Seeing as Windows XP was handling the majority of the world's business and other ystems for a good few years I don't think it's fair pointing the finger of security concern at it, at this stage. Additionally, as it is still currently supported by Microsoft any security leaks are still being fixed as they arise.

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I agree, and that is what I considered it would most likely be, but thought it best to mention it, to bring it to the attention of those that might need to know - just a concern, as the title read.

AVG (virus protection software) sometimes errs on the side of caution, but I believe it is better to be made aware of a problem, than to have to fix a system failure, or viral proliferation, don't you agree?

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That's very quick action, and more than I expected, so ... many thanks for that.

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Microsoft release security reports around twice a year that very clearly prove that Windows XP is substantially more vulnerable to malware than the much newer Windows Vista or Windows 7.

This is not a personal opinion, this is a fact that is being openly published by the company that developed Windows XP.

Example report: Microsoft Security Intelligence Report H2-2012

According to the latest report, the average infection rate is roughly between three and (almost) four times as high with XP as it is with Windows Vista (SP2) or Windows 7 (SP1).

While Microsoft plan to continue to release patches for XP until April 2014, that does in no way mean Windows XP is as secure as newer versions of Windows that will also receive patches and updates.

If you are as concerned about security as your first post might imply, I stand by my recommendation to upgrade to a newer version of Windows.