that's true, but then if you do an online virus scan you have to worry is
this site telling the truth or is it trying to get me to buy it's
adware/virus remover.
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 10:19 AM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] AVG Virus protection
Just because it doesn't find anything doesn't ipso facto mean it is not
working or is bad. You can confirm this by doing a scan with an on-line
scanner periodically.
The likelihood of getting a virus often is dependent on several factors. If
you do a lot of file-sharing particularly on torrent sites, practice other
stupid habits like opening links from unknown emails, not checking shortened
links with a link examining program like http://longurl.org/ and open
unexpected atta chments, you are more likely to encounter a virus.
Secondly, some anti-virus programs find a lot more things they identify as
viruses that aren't; these are known as "false positives".
Look on the web for third-party virus testing labs that often rank the
effectiveness of both paid and free anti-virus programs. If you do some of
the questionable practices noted above, you'll want a very good program with
advanced heuristics; you may even put up with one that may score higher on
false positives.
As I've stated before, I value accessibility and something that isn't a hog
on system resources. I feel comfortable using MSSE and feel comfortable
recommending it to my customers unless I know they are or tend to engage in
riskier activities.
Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.
Steve
Lansing, MI
----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Adams
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 6:51 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] AVG Virus protection
I am using MSE virus protection now and it never seems to find anything. I
am leaning toward AVG but still looking.
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Shane Hecker
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:31 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
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.
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