[gui-talk] PREVX Virus and Worm Scanner

[albert griffith]

Sounds like overkill to me.  I'd think your antivirus program and monthly
use of Microsoft's program should keep most machines running fine.  For a
specific infection I like high jack this.  It's a little time consuming but
it's always gotten the creature for me when I called on it and I've used it
three or four times in six years.  It even allows you to make a log to send
to more experienced users on a forum they have should your attempt fail.
The last time I needed it I went to www.spywareinfo.com or org I don't
remember.  

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Steve Jacobson
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 10:32 AM
To: GUI-TALK List
Subject: [gui-talk] PREVX Virus and Worm Scanner

Hi,

Has anyone here used the PREVX CSI Virus and Worm scanner?  If so, does it
seem to be a legitimate product and does it function reasonably with a
screen reader?  
There are many of these that, rather than scanning, actually infect a
machine, but this one looks interesting and I have not found any bad press
on it as of yet.  Still, I've 
never heard of it so I'm a little uneasy.  It appears to allow scans and
limited removal for free and a paid version will do more complex removal.
It accesses a database 
from the internet of the latest threats which means that one must have
internet access to use it but one need not update definitions.  It does not
appear to be something 
that offers real-time protection but is used more to look for threats that
have managed to get past one's standard protection.

Thanks for any information.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson




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