antivurs programs don't target the blind, wtf are you saying? You really have no idea it's bad coding practices they target, not blind people...
On 5/20/18, Shaun Everiss <sm.ever...@gmail.com> wrote: > True but antivirus programs target the blind and software with so many > exceptions that its going to be a miracle we find any virus at all. > > At any rate the folders likely to get any virus are cloud folders like > google, dropbox, etc, then your downloads folder. > > Sadly its not just bgt, its got to do with certification. > > Basically if it doesn't have a signature that says a company owns this > or microsoft says its ok its unknown and probably nasty. > > This is fine and usually you let through what it is. > > However, if its flagged a virus because its unknown, then as far as > microsoft says its a virus and then you exclude it and it goes away. > > In most cases, your head is probably more right than your security > software, if it doesn't look right or you get a voice telling you there > is something odd about something then its probably right and you should > avoid it. > > Bgt is known its why people are pulling away from it, its old tech now > and becides its not developed anymore. > > Sadly some older programs do the same thing. > > It also effects some screen readers. > > If you never played games, and or used anything bar microsoft stuff your > system will run fine. > > I have a lot of systems with java, itunes, ms programs, ccleaner, 7zip > and nvda as well as adobe programs. > > Most of these have certificates and or windows concidders them ok. > > Anything else. > > To be honest, much as I hate it to bits, I am going to have all my blind > software, from games to screen readers excluded because I don't trust > security software to leave my stuff alone. > > I will even have a different directory for downloads I know are ok if > windows thinks its bad. > > Sadly thats just the case for the blind. > > Some sighted get it bad to. > > > > > On 5/20/2018 7:17 PM, Damien Garwood wrote: >> Hi, >> Right. But then what if you get a real virus in one of those folders? >> Basically, you're screwed. My motto: Never, ever, use, exceptions. >> They're probably the very reason, or at least one of them, why Windows >> 10 is 100% paranoid about security now. >> Cheers, >> Damien. >> >> On 19/05/2018 10:11 PM, Josh Kennedy wrote: >>> I just told my virus scanner to ignore certain folders, and then all >>> bgt games and stuff works fine. >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#119181): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/119181 View All Messages In Topic (75): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/topic/10785834 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/10785834/21656 New Topic: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/post Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/editsub/21656 Group Home: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers Contact Group Owner: blind-gamers+ow...@groups.io Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/1071380848/xyzzy -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
