Legacy 3.5.1.2522 - sudden "Red Triangle" "Your updates are not current"

[n3MUmBgg5FA4vJrBbxBSc4PNv7]

Does legacy Malwarebytes Premium v3.5.1 no longer receive updates for legacy systems with Never Expiring License?

If that is a case, could someone point to when this started?  Per Malwarebytes online page information there is no end date.

Your guidance in this matter is appreciated.

Thank you.

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[Porthos]

5 minutes ago, n3MUmBgg5FA4vJrBbxBSc4PNv7 said:

Your guidance in this matter is appreciated.

What OS??

[n3MUmBgg5FA4vJrBbxBSc4PNv7]

21 hours ago, Porthos said:

What OS??

Windows Vista and Windows 7.

[n3MUmBgg5FA4vJrBbxBSc4PNv7]

Hello,

Any word in regards to Malwarebytes Premium Legacy 3.5.1.2522 - sudden "Red Triangle" on Windows 7 and Vista?  Guidance and/or a solution is appreciated.

[Porthos]

1 minute ago, n3MUmBgg5FA4vJrBbxBSc4PNv7 said:

Guidance and/or a solution is appreciated.

That version no longer has updates.

Your Windows 7 computer needs to be upgraded to version 4.

The Vista computer is no longer supported with 3.5.1 any longer at this time.

On 3/13/2023 at 4:59 PM, n3MUmBgg5FA4vJrBbxBSc4PNv7 said:

Per Malwarebytes online page information there is no end date.

The page will be updated sometime in the future.

[n3MUmBgg5FA4vJrBbxBSc4PNv7]

1 minute ago, Porthos said:

That version no longer has updates.

Hello Porthos,

If possible, could you please provide a link of when this decision was posted at Malwarebytes.com?  I was unable to find it.

Eitherway, thank you for providing guidance in this matter.

[Porthos]

Just now, n3MUmBgg5FA4vJrBbxBSc4PNv7 said:

If possible, could you please provide a link of when this decision was posted at Malwarebytes.com?  I was unable to find it.

Has not been posted anywhere at this time yet.

6 minutes ago, Porthos said:

The page will be updated sometime in the future.

 

[lmacri]

26 minutes ago, Porthos said:

...The page will be updated sometime in the future.

Hi Porthos:

What page are you referring to?  I just checked the product lifecycle page at Malwarebytes for Windows v3 Product Lifecycle and it still indicates that the legacy v3.5.1 product for Win XP and Vista has not reached "End of Maintenance".

I just suggested to someone in another forum that they should try a MB Free v3.5.1 Threat Scan on their Win XP SP3 machine just in case their Avast antivirus missed something. I would hope that Malwarebytes would have given us a bit of notice before they stopped delivering malware definition updates to Win XP and Vista users, if that's what they've done.

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Edited March 15, 2023 by lmacri

[AdvancedSetup]

 

[AdvancedSetup]

Running Windows XP or Vista at this point in time with or without Malwarebytes isn't going to make a lot of difference. There are now hundreds of known exploits that can only be patched by Microsoft but Microsoft stopped supporting XP and Vista years ago.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-xp

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-vista

 

Though Malwarebytes might be able to fend off some attacks it is not mean to prevent all security exploits from not patching a system.

By hook or by crook get onto Windows 10 or 11 or seek out some version of Linux would be your best choice. Running XP or Vista is simply looking to be attacked sooner or later.

 

As said, the documentation simply needs updating. The team is currently reviewing that and should update it in the future.

 

Edited March 15, 2023 by AdvancedSetup
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[n3MUmBgg5FA4vJrBbxBSc4PNv7]

1 hour ago, AdvancedSetup said:

 

@AdvancedSetup,  Thank you for this information.

 

1 hour ago, AdvancedSetup said:

Running Windows XP or Vista at this point in time with or without Malwarebytes isn't going to make a lot of difference. There are now hundreds of known exploits that can only be patched by Microsoft but Microsoft stopped supporting XP and Vista years ago.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-xp

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-vista

 

Though Malwarebytes might be able to fend off some attacks it is not mean to prevent all security exploits from not patching a system.

By hook or by crook get onto Windows 10 or 11 or seek out some version of Linux would be your best choice. Running XP or Vista is simply looking to be attacked sooner or later.

 

As said, the documentation simply needs updating. The team is currently reviewing that and should update it in the future.

 

I do agree but you would be surprised on what systems that many of you still use that require these legacy OS to run.  I am responsible for a few of them and have done well so far since EOL on both Win7 and WinVista by hardening, layering and understanding very well exploitables within these legacy OSs.  In the meantime be happy (or worried) that there are still folks out there maintaining these systems to run most of our current services where you may least expected (i.e. ATMs, Hospitals, Airports, Factories, Doctor/Dentist/Lawyer offices, etc.).  Again, thank you for the feedback.

Respectfully,

n3MUmBgg5FA4vJrBbxBSc4PNv7

[AdvancedSetup]

30 minutes ago, n3MUmBgg5FA4vJrBbxBSc4PNv7 said:

 that there are still folks out there maintaining these systems to run most of our current services where you may least expected (i.e. ATMs, Hospitals, Airports, Factories, Doctor/Dentist/Lawyer offices, etc.).  Again, thank you for the feedback.

Absolutely there are and they are feeding this multi billion dollar ransomware industry where thousands of these systems each year are compromised. There are enough systems that are up to date that are attacked without the easy pickings of these older systems.

 

 

[lmacri]

On 3/15/2023 at 6:48 PM, AdvancedSetup said:

....As said, the documentation simply needs updating. The team is currently reviewing that and should update it in the future.

Has a final decision been made about EOL for Malwarebytes v3.5.1 (the legacy version for Win XP and Vista)?  I checked the support article Malwarebytes for Windows v3 Product Lifecycle today and dates for End of Life / End of Support for Malwarebytes v3.5.1 are still blank.

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Just an FYI to Malwarebytes employees that a Forum Mod already deleted the post (ID # 1346728) about Malwarebytes support for legacy Windows XP and Vista operating systems from Erix's pinned thread Malwarebytes 4 FAQs but forgot to remove the (now broken) link to that deleted post <here> in the table of contents.

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[AdvancedSetup]

Thank you @lmacri

The documentation is in our queue to be updated soon. I confirmed this with support yesterday.

I went ahead and removed the link from the other topic you mentioned, thanks again