That is what I understood from your comment.
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From: Blackwell, Clifford
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 9:31 AM
To: 'jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com'
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MalwareBytes Pro Myth and Anti-Virus
Recommendations
Just one word in defense. I wasn't recommending Malware Byite pro as an
anti virus program. I was merely clarifying that it's protection is "real
time" rather than an after the fact as it is in the free version. I thought
I was indicating that it should be run in conjunction with an antivirus
program and wouldn't be incompatible with that.
As for the accessibility, I can't/won't really comment on that. It is, to
some extent, in the eyes of the user.
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Behalf Of Steve
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 12:51 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: [JAWS-Users] MalwareBytes Pro Myth and Anti-Virus Recommendations
Just a note on the anti-virus discussion.
I think it was yesterday that possibly Cliff recommended using malwarebytes
Professional as an anti-virus program.
Two points on this:
First, unless the latest iteration of malwarebytes has improved
accessibility, I don't like its interface. They completely broke
accessibility in version 2.0, they did improve it in 2.0.4 but you have to
go through hoops to view the log of what it proposes to delete. I don't
want it recognizing a program I use as a PUP and then deleting or
quarantining it. You have to export the log to notepad in order to see it.
Not good last time I used that.
Second, MalwareBytes Pro recognizes a lot of zero-day exploits, but it is
not, as I understand it, intended as a substitute for an anti-virus program.
Their spokesperson stated as such in a Lifehacker article, where he pointed
out that it wasn't aiming at the traditional anti-virus market. See
http://lifehacker.com/the-difference-between-antivirus-and-anti-malware-and-1176942277
As for AVG, it really isn't much better than MSSE. I'll link to an article
which has a link to the AV Comparatives test of some of the anti-virus
programs.
Their top-rated anti-virus programs are Avast! and Bit-Defender. I haven't
used Avast in awhile so can't comment on its accessibility, but it had a
more complex layout. Their second-ratedd product, Bit Defender, scored
nearly as highly for basic anti-virus protection but doesn't have all the
bells and whistles that Avast had. I haven't evaluated Bit Defender in
several years, so I don't know if the program is accessible. I used to get
my jollies evaluating different AV programs for accessibility, but now that
some of them are more complicated to uninstall and I don't always have a
pair of eyes to go into safe mode or click a button with the mouse within
thirty seconds...well, you get the picture.
Here's the link to the article:
http://lifehacker.com/5865356/the-best-antivirus-app-for-windows
Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.
Steve
Lansing, MI
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