It is not as good as some other programs, but "it misses a lot of threats" is hyperbole. If you're concerned about it, use a spyware program like MalwareBytes along with it. I also do an off-list scan with a anti-virus scanner such as Sophos on a weekly basis.
There are lots of people including Windows Secrets folks that use MSSE. It is certainly a lot more accessible and not a system resource hog as some other programs. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: Shane Hecker To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:30 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] AVG Virus protection It's reasonably accessible. The most accessible virus protection I currently know of that is free is Microsoft Security Essentials. I'd stay away from that program as it misses a lot of threats. Shane On 3/26/2015 7:14 PM, Fred Adams wrote: > Is anyone on the list using AVG? If so, what do you think of it? Seems > like jaws friendly virus protection is getting harder to find. > > > 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
