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Where can I find a virus scanner for XP SP2?

I am having a difficult time finding a virus scanner for XP operating system SP2..
Where can I find one?
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All major anti virus vendors have stopped supporting XP. XP is not being altered or patched or secured, so all major A/V vendors and many application vendors no longer support XP.

You need to abandon XP and move on. That is all you can do.
Hi,

click on the link https://www.avast.com/windows-xp-antivirus to download the avast antivirus, it still supports xp operating system
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Can I get  XP Service Pack 3 somewhere?
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Service pack 3 only works on Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Edition, Tablet PC Edition (any version), or Media Center Edition (any version).
SP3 does not apply to the x64 version of Windows XP.


This is a free Antivirus:
http://download.cnet.com/Panda-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10914099.html
Mylwarebytes is a good AV software
https://www.malwarebytes.com/premium/

It's supporting:
Windows XP SP2/SP3 (32bit only)
Windows Vista (32bit & 64bit)
Windows 7 (32bit & 64bit)
Windows 8 (32bit & 64bit)
Windows 10 (32bit & 64bit)
I tried Malwarebytes and came up it doesn't support service pack 2.
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Old antivirus scanners are as insecure as XP is.
John, sometimes people can't upgrade their Windows because of old or custom software they're using.
Sometimes people has no choice.

This is life.
There is always a choice. Upgrade software to match current standards. XP market share continues to sink, it is not been altered or patched for now over a year and it is time to move forward or continue to fall to the wayside. There is always a way.
John, Although I agree it time to get off XP or at least get a plan in place to get off,  we don't know the situation and its not fair to judge.   There could be custom software or custom hardware involved that make a change at this time impossible.  

I'm sure many XP systems are in one sort of fix or another, preventing a change until their issues are mitigated.   Leaving them to be infiltrated by malware and viruses only subverts everyone else's security, could add another malevolent bot or infect other systems nearby creating danger for others.

As noted above, products are available.  An older version is fine as long as it keeps its data up to date.   The scan may not be as quick nor the Skin as slick, but the protection is there.  

For Malware protection checkout
     http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispyware.html      Supports XP
     https://www.safer-networking.org/mirrors24/       Version 2.4 supports XP, not version 2.5

See these articles for more about XP antivirus products
     http://www.toptenreviews.com/software/security/best-antivirus-software-for-windows-xp/  
     http://www.zdnet.com/article/win-xp-antivirus-compared-last-time/
Actually Microsoft's own MSE works just fine on XP.   All you need to do is hide the "Windows XP End of Support Notification" -- KB2934207.    Uninstall it if it's already installed;  be sure you don't have Windows Update set for automatic updates;  do a check for updates; and "hide" that update.

Then MSE will work fine.    Note that it actually works even if that update is installed; but in that case it will always give you a warning about the EOL status of XP and the icon will be red instead of green.

I would, however, update to XP3 if you're running a 32-bit version of XP.   As already noted, with the 64-bit version the final update was SP2  [The 64-bit SP2 is NOT the same as SP2 for the 32-bit version.]      Here's a link to SP3:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/mg/getmirror/microsoft_windows_xp_service_pack_3,1.html
By the way, while Malwarebytes is indeed an excellent scanner for Malware, it is NOT an antivirus product.   The latest version (v3) adds this feature; but it does not work with XP.    So I'd use either Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) or one of the other free A/V packages that still support XP.
FYI here's a screenshot of XP SP3 with MSE showing that MSE is up-to-date and I just did a scan ...

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A system still running XP SP2 should be isolated from the wild internet if at all possible... Don't browse from it, firewall unused ports... Only allow open whatever proprietary software NEEDS open... If it isn't because of proprietary software then you really should move on... We had an old mail inserter machine that ran on XP... No upgrades were possible, so it quietly sat isolated from the world and ran until it died...
Agree XP isn't a good "internet machine" -- but it's not really all that bad for occasional browsing.   The key is to NOT use the older version of Internet Explorer that runs on XP.   Instead simply install Firefox, which fully supports XP with the latest version, and is FAR more secure than IE on that platform.
Chrome dropped XP support, and Firefox probably will too in the near future...
Just about everything I use says XP no longer supported.
I'm not suggesting in any way that it's not a good idea to move to a newer system => just noting that since the questioner clearly wants to continue using his XP system, he CAN get SP3 and an A/V program, and that there IS a modern browser that works with it.

Most folks probably thought my 1910 Buick was obsolete too; but it sure was fun :-)   [No longer have it]

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He stated XP 64 bit, so no SP3 for him...
"... He stated XP 64 bit, so no SP3 for him...  " ==> Where did you see that?