Somebody on another list claims that the most recent version of Avast is not
very accessible with JAWS. The problem with installing Avast is that if it
doesn't work out, it might be necessary to boot into safe mode to remove it,
and of course, this cannot be done with JAWS because it does not provide
speech. So I would prefer to avoid Avast for these reasons.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "RJ" <rjf...@verizon.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
Just finish a scan with avast using the jaws key. No problem here.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
The probelm with AVG and Avast is that there are questions about their
accessibility with JAWS, particularly the most recent versions. So as an
alternative to MSE, I am considering Qihoo 360 Internet Security, which
is free and JAWS accessible , according to a few list members who have
tried it. And it has received mostly favorable reviews for ease of use
and malware detection. Can I disable MSE real-time protection and keep
it on my PC and use it only as a scanner in conjunction with another
real-time anti-virus program like 360 Internet Security? This way, I can
go back to using MSE by re-enabling real-time protection in the event
that the alternate anti-virus program doesn't work out and has to be
uninstalled. My understanding is that the XP version of MSE can no longer
be installed, so once I remove it, I probably wouldn't be able to
re-install it again, and for this reason, I would prefer to keep it on my
PC as a fallback. As long as MSE real-time protection is disabled, it
should not conflict with another real-time anti-virus program. Does this
make sense? Thanks for any advice.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "RJ" <rjf...@verizon.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
Why not uninstall it and go to avast or avg?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 8:53 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
A few days ago, I posted that the Microsoft Security Essentials icon in
the System Tray of my XP PC was reporting its status as "potentially
unprotected". This morning, after I booted up and checked the System
Tray, the MSE icon is now reporting my PC status as "At Risk". Here is
the message that is displayed on the MSE Home tab:
PC status: At risk
Support for this operating system has ended, which means Microsoft
Security Essentials is no longer supported and your PC is at risk. To
make
sure your PC stays
protected, click the link below to see our end-of-support guidance for
operating systems.
While it is true that support for XP itself has ended, the XP version
of MSE continues to function. I successfully updated the database
definitions manually and ran a quick scan to verify this. So if MSE is
still working, then my PC is not really "At Risk", as the System Tray
icon reports, and I can only conclude that this is nothing less than
shameless scare mongering on the part of MS. Contrary to the message
above,reliable sources claim that support for MSE will continue through
July, 2015. So what is really going on? Are any other MSE users who
are still running XP also getting the "At Risk" icon in their System
Tray?
Gerald
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