I have about 1500 PCs and other devices that I manage on my network at the university where I work.
Contrary to what some folks have said, XP will not be defendable by ANYTHING going into the future.
Microsof has been releasing a constant stream of XP security updates for the last 13 years - fixing thousands of weaknesses - and there are still many more that will be discovered as time goes on.
Everyone has opinions on antivirus - but in this case, that is like arguing which home burglar alarm system is best - while the kids leave the back basement window wide open.
With Microsoft no longer patching the Windows XP operating system (which is the foundation for all programs running "on top of" it - including every antivirus program), there will be no long-term way to defend against these "foundational" vulnerabilities that are discovered going forward.
You will probably be able to use XP for a few more weeks without too much trouble. Longer if you don't browse the internet, use email, etc... And for quite a long time if you disconnect it from the network altogether and are very careful about not letting just anyone plug USB flash drives into it... Like if you are just going to keep Quickbooks only on it...
Depending on how old your hardware is, you might want to upgrade to Windows 7. That is what we've been doing on most of our remaining XP boxes...
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