Thank you, essexboy.
Bottom line first: probably it’s just not worth for you to install and do checking since there’s only a handful of people using SSM at this time, especially that XP-SP3 has to be used.

Perhaps someone who’s using it recently on XP could pitch in. I use SSM on and off for learning (great practice in denying :)), but at this time no AV running. Few years back I used it with Avira AV just fine. But AV products are getting more and more complicated, hence my query.

In case you want to look into it, few links.
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=259556

Info from 2006 posts 11 and 12 :slight_smile:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=19811.0
However, as we know, SSM is closed down by now.

from 2010 a nice descritpion of the old HIPS in post#8
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=57229.0

SSM is the classic HIPS program. Unfortunately, the site is no longer in existence and I don’t think there’s a way to download.
I have the installer for XP-SP3 since people who got a valued customer licence can use it. So I’m not sure how to handle it for you to check if you still want to. Perhaps by PM and I send you the installer and the license, somehow, nonpublic.