[gui-talk] PREVX Virus and Worm Scanner

[Sherri]

When you talk about Microsoft's program, which program are you referring to? 
Thanks.

Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] PREVX Virus and Worm Scanner


> 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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