[gui-talk] PREVX Virus and Worm Scanner

[Lloyd Rasmussen]

I have never heard of it, either.  I would want to know contact 
information, such as snail-mail adddress or phone numbers, even overseas 
ones, for the vendor.  Where you heard about it might also be a clue.

At 10:32 AM 1/5/2009, you wrote:
>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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