Hi Gerry, While Security Essentials will certainly protect you against some viruses and other spy threats, there are bigger security issues with an older OS like windows XP that will be exposed once Microsoft stop patching the leaks. The advice really is to upgrade as soon as you can. Stuart From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of GERARD SHANAHAN Sent: 01 April 2014 13:51 To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vicsireland] X.P. SUPPORT ENDING tUESDAY 8 APRIL!!! Hi all, If X.P. SUPPORT is ending and my x.p. pc is seseptle to hits by virus etc, As I run ms essentials on my pc does it not protect the computer from such attacks etc. Confused and what do the experts on the list suggest? Do I feel a groan of discomfort with the thoughts of reloading the programs I'm using to another computer>? I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 558 of my spam emails to date. Do you have a slow PC? Try a free scan! ________________________________________________________ Stuart Lawler Rehabilitation Centre Manager NCBI: Working For People With Sight Loss Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 Telephone (Direct): 01 882 1961 Mobile: 087 992 6360 Email: stuart.lawler@xxxxxxx Web: http://www.ncbi.ie Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ncbiworkingforpeoplewithsightloss Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ncbi_sightloss Check-out NCBI's Micheal O Muircheartaigh appeal on the following link. http://youtu.be/25P2tiuCi0U NCBI Group - CRO No 26293 CHY 20902 NCBI Services - CRO No 527862 CHY 4626 NCBI Retail - CRO No 527863 CHY 20619 NCBI Charitable Foundation - CRO No 527864 CHY 12673 ******************************************************************** Information in this email (including attachments) is confidential. It is intended for receipt and consideration only by the intended recipient. If you are not an addressee or intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution, disclosure, publication or copying of information contained in this email is strictly prohibited. Opinions expressed in this email may be personal to the author and are not necessarily the opinions of NCBI. If this email has been received by you in error we would be grateful if you could immediately notify the IT Service Desk by telephone at +353 1 8821911 or by email to service.desk@xxxxxxx and thereafter delete this e-mail from your system ********************************************************************