MBAM v2.2.1 officially reach end-of-life on 08-Jun-2017 per the support article Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Product Lifecycle but users who still use this old product have continued to receive regular malware definition updates. As of this week MBAM v2.2.1 will no longer receive definition updates and users must upgrade to a newer version of Malwarebytes. See AdvancedSetup's 26-May-2022 post in anon743's MBAM 2.2.1: No Definitions Updates After May 19 for further information. Depending on your OS this means an upgrade to:
If you have a Win 7 SP1 OS and have most of the Windows security updates released prior to end of support on 14-Jan-2020 but still need to install KB4474419 (rel. 23-Sep-2019) to add SHA-2 code signing support see AdvancedSetup's 05-Jun-2021 instructions in murph's thread Now MBAM Wants a Microsoft Security Update.
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Dell Inspiron 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v21H2 build 19044.1706 * Firefox v100.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.2203.5-1.1.19200.5 * Malwarebytes Premium v4.5.9.198-1.0.1676
Understood. I disagree with corporate greed in every sense, OTHER THAN, as you've take note of, Windows 11. What MS is doing with it rides a thin line regarding anti-competition and most certainly in a few instances is force. FWIW!! I've installed and ran W10 on older single core Pentium 4 computers, for clients more times than I can remember. Without a significant upgrade other than, a bit of added system memory. I sold to them, the idea that being secured is more important than taking the risks associated with the opposite, along with the financial / other headaches that most assuredly accompany it. One has to wonder, is the love of older visuals / older functionality worth those risks / costs? It has happened to a handful of my customers, in each case, their responses were they'd wished making a small investment had taken place when the costs of not doing so far exceeded that initial investment. I too run some older hardware, just not on an outdated OS which anyone with the means can search for and gain access to. There is the paradox for companies like Norton. Do they continue assuming the risks and financial responsibility for users who remain extremely vulnerable or move on from that? In my view that answer has been clear for far too long. They move on. Its unfortunate but its the smart thing to do.
Here is an example of what I'm saying, and its on a national scale. You be the judge.
https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/697718/windows-xp-proves-russia-losing-cyber-war-against-ukraine-too/
https://twitter.com/cpartisans/status/1497944785889337345?lang=en
https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/697718/windows-xp-proves-russia-losing-cyber-war-against-ukraine-too/?fp=2&fpid=1
SA
SoulAsylum:
...For the life of me, I cannot wrap my head around why everyday users, still insist on making outdated/EOS/EOL OS's front facing the internet still a thing. Everyone suffers from that very, very small minority of users using outdated operating systems...
Hi SoulAsylum:
To be fair, not every person or non-profit group can afford to purchase "the latest and greatest" hardware required to run newer software, some simply object to disposing/recycling a working computer that still meets their needs, and others are simply uncomfortable trying to keep up with constant changes in technology or are just fed up dealing with yet another buggy update that screws up their computer. I'm not advocating that people use unsupported operating systems and web browsers, and I'm a actually a bit gob-smacked at the number of people still using MBAM v2.2.1 when most Win XP and Vista users could have upgraded to Malwarebytes v3.5.1 years ago, but not everyone has the financial resources or desire to constantly upgrade their hardware and software.
Companies like Microsoft also have to take some responsibility for people using outdated software when they do things like announce end of support for Win 10 (25-Oct-2025) and start rolling out a bloated Win 11 OS that requires TPM 2.0 / Secure Boot and won't even run on many computers currently in use. I had a Vista SP2 computer and remember how Microsoft effectively abandoned support for this OS more than a year before it reached end of support on 11-Apr-2017 because they refused to update an out-of-date Windows Update Agent for Vista (wuaueng.dll v7.6.7600.256, released June 2012) or clean up supersedence chains in the update catalog (wsusscn2.cab) that crippled Windows Update - see m#l's June 2016 Updates not working, it has been searching for updates for hours in the MS Answers Vista board (now 68 pages long) for just one thread on this topic.
However, I do see the danger when software developers like Malwarebytes and NortonLifeLock use insecure digital certificates and networking protocols just to ensure users with older systems continue to receive software updates and virus definitions. Those days may be coming to an end now that unsupported Win XP SP3 and Win 7 SP1 machines are losing market share and corporations don't have to worry about losing major chunks of revenue if they stop supporting users with these older OSs. In the end it's often corporate greed, and not best-practice security measures, that drive these decisions. I personally don't envy government agencies and financial institutions who are moving more and more essential services online and somehow need to accommodate users with older hardware and software (or clients that don't even own a computer or smart phone).
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Dell Inspiron 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v21H2 build 19044.1706 * Firefox v100.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.2203.5-1.1.19200.5 * Malwarebytes Premium v4.5.9.198-1.0.1689
Indeed Dave!! Its hard enough to convince IT admins, corporations and government entities to patch and stay current. For the life of me, I cannot wrap my head around why everyday users, still insist on making outdated/EOS/EOL OS's front facing the internet still a thing. Everyone suffers from that very, very small minority of users using outdated operating systems. There is always an avenue into what others work so diligently at securing. XP, Vista and 7 are a security companies worst nightmare trying to always stay one step backward for that infinitely small market share.
Nothing last for ever, and using old security software is a bad idea anyway.