[gui-talk] PREVX Virus and Worm Scanner
albert griffith
albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net
Mon Jan 5 23:27:55 UTC 2009
Steve, what was supposed to make this program better than traditional
antivirus programs?
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Subject: Re: [gui-talk] PREVX Virus and Worm Scanner
Lloyd,
I came across PREVX CSI on Google so I started out completely suspicious.
However, as I checked out more links after searching for PREVX, it appeared
on the
level. I did find an article locating the company in Derby, United Kingdom
with the names of executives and phone numbers. I did not find anything on
Snopes.
This is when I decided to see if anyone else here had any experience with
them since the name isn't at all familiar to me. I remain somewhat
suspicious that there is
at least a catch.
On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:34:00 -0500, Lloyd Rasmussen wrote:
>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
>Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Project Engineer, Engineering Section
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