John, you are so right on mse. And you are an excellent writer, by the way. I don't even use Superantispyware any longer. It is mse all the way. marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "JOHN JUSTICE" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 5:44 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAMS, A RECOMMENDATION
:I believe someone may have already mentioned this particular program but : just in case, I have been road testing Microsoft Security Essentials and I : find it quite navigable as well as quite effective in blocking undesirable : programs. There are some on this list who will automatically discount any : program if it was produced by Microsoft. Although opinions are like : mothers: Everyone had one at one time or another, I believe it to be : counterproductive to ignore or discount anything produced by the world's : largest software manufacturer just because it was made by them. That's like : saying all cookies made by Nabisco are terrible because you don't like their : Oreos. I'll agree that Microsoft has come up with some seriously bad ideas : in their day but in every case that I'm aware of, they have worked hard to : resolve their mistakes and are still doing so. I have no reason for : recommending Microsoft's Security Essentials other than the fact that it was : based on Windows Live One Care, a truly excellent suite of protection tools. : Unlike many other anti-virus programs, there is no part of Security : Essentials that isn't accessible to screen readers. It's straight forward : and does exactly what it says it will do without hogging RAM or making a : general nuisance of itself. The program is quite capable of customization : and doesn't use up an unusual amount of static memory. Now, you may need a : little help in getting it downloaded for the first time since the web site : has an image based link which Jaws cannot read. I haven't tried it with any : alternative screen reader yet. Some of the Open Code ones might have better : luck at finding that link. But once you have the program, installing it is : quite easy. Like most good anti-virus programs, the first thing it does is : scan your computer and update itself with the most current definitions. : It's relatively new as far as protection suites go, but it is using : definitions which have been developed by Live One Care and Defender. Those : programs have been in existence for much longer. At this time, Microsoft is : offering Security Essentials free of charge. I'm sure that it won't stay : that way for long, though. : So, from the standpoint of ease of operation, variety of features and : ability to navigate, I can recommend Microsoft Security Essentials as a good : choice for visually impaired computer users. : : John Justice : : PERSONAL E-MAIL: [email protected] : : : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
