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Major Antivirus Apps Will Remain Available for Windows 7 Until 2022

All the major antivirus software vendors are going to continue providing support Windows 7 by their products for more two years. Windows 7 is now discontinued by Microsoft starting on January 14, 2020.

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Most vendors, with a few exceptions, have confirmed that their software will remain available for on Windows 7 systems for at least two years, until 2022. Windows 7 is widely used, so this will ensure that Windows 7 users stay protected.

It is worth mentioning that Microsoft's own solution, MSE, will no longer receive new versions of the app on Windows 7, but Microsoft will continue releasing signature updates for it.

Microsoft Security Essentials

Windows 7 reached its official End-Of-Life two weeks ago, on January 14, 2020. Microsoft will no longer release security patches to consumers, except for user who have purchased the Extended Security Updates option (ESU).

The following table, provided by AV-Test, reveals antivirus makers' plans regarding Windows 7 support.

ManufacturerSupport information
AhnLabNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
AVG & AvastNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years - further details
AviraSupport ends in November 2022 - further details
BitdefenderNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years - further details
BullGuardNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
Carbon BlackNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
ESETNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
FireEyeNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
F-SecureNo end of support announced, at least until December 2021
G DataNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
IkarusNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
KasperskyNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
K7 ComputingNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
McAfeeNo end of support announced, at least until December 2021 - further details
Microsoft (Security Essentials)End of support for program updates, still offering only signature updates (without an end date) - further details
MicroworldNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
PC MaticNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
QuickhealNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
SeqriteNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
SophosSupport on-premise until December 2020, Cloud-managed until June 2021
Symantec / NortonLifeLockNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
ThreatTrack / VipreNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years
TotalAVNo end of support announced, at least 1 year
Trend MicroNo end of support announced, at least another 2 years - further details

Source: ZDNet

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Author: Sergey Tkachenko

Sergey Tkachenko is a software developer who started Winaero back in 2011. On this blog, Sergey is writing about everything connected to Microsoft, Windows and popular software. Follow him on Telegram, Twitter, and YouTube.

5 thoughts on “Major Antivirus Apps Will Remain Available for Windows 7 Until 2022”

    1. Panda support Windows XP SP3 and later, because don’t need worry about and support.
      However, such broad support makes us think about the reliability of the product, because It requires a large staff of developers and testers to test the code on all supported systems.

  1. This does not guarantee user staying secure, an av cannot protects agains low level kernel leaks that Microsoft isn’t going to fix.

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