Hi Lisa You're welcome. I hope it all works out for your friend.
Tony Hernandez: Speaksclan Patriarch http://www.tonyspeaks.com http://www.speaksclan.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Opinion wanted on McAfee > Hi Toni, > Thank you for giving me your opinion of McAfee. I will pass along what > you > said to my friend. Yes you have helped me before, and I know I can trust > what you say. I really do appreciate your help! > Take care, > lisa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Hernandez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 8:55 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Opinion wanted on McAfee > > >> HI Lisa. >> >> I used MCAfee for a few years without any problems. I don't use it now >> only because the program costs money and I can use AVG for free. Here's >> my >> experience with Norton versus MCAfee. Norton caught a trojan horse on my >> computer and didn't clean it. The trojan horse multiplied faster than I >> could clean it and it destroyed data that I had worked my tail off >> collecting and fixing up the way I wanted. Eventually my computer >> wouldn't >> even boot up, so I had to reformat my hard drive and reinstall >> everything. >> In the process I lost a lot of unrecoverable data and had to start all >> over >> again with the stuff that I was able to replace or recover. After that I >> switched to MCAfee. At this time I was on a college network with all >> kinds >> of nasties running around on it infecting the computers. A similar virus >> found its way into my machine. McAfee caught it right away and then was >> able to heal the infected files like a dream, so I was able to carry on >> without any further difficulties. >> >> In response to one comment that was made about McAfee, i.e. that McAfee >> doesn't clean all viruses or all spyware, the fact is that no program >> does >> that. The antivirus and antispyware manufacturers know that, and that's >> why >> they continuously update their databases. As for whether McAfee has >> spyware >> in it, I don't know. I do know that it did its job very well when I used >> it, and I didn't have trouble with spyware at the time that was more than >> the spyware trouble I usually have now. As long as your friend has more >> than one antispyware solution running on her machine, she shouldn't have >> too >> much trouble with it. I've helped you before, Lisa, and you know from >> experience that my advice has been carefully thought out and helpful. >> Believe me when I say that if I thought McAfee was bad software I would >> tell >> you not to install it, but I don't believe it is. If I'm wrong, please >> except my most contrite apologies for steering you and your friend wrong, >> and the same apology goes to the rest of the list for any possible >> misinformation. >> >> Tony Hernandez: Speaksclan Patriarch >> http://www.tonyspeaks.com >> http://www.speaksclan.net >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 2:59 PM >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Opinion wanted on McAfee >> >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> What do you all think of the anti-virus program McAfee? My friend just >>> got comcast for her Internet, and that's what they offer there customers >>> for anti-virus protection. Every times she runs spybot and super anti >>> spyware McAfee comes up and says there is adware in those programs. So >>> she wanted me to ask you all what you think of McAfee? My friend is >>> sighted so accessibility is not an issue for her. Any feed back on this >>> would be very much appreciated! Many thanks in advance! >>> Take care, >>> Lisa >>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>> Address for the list archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >>> or body of a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>> following address: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Blind-Computing mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.20/1260 - Release Date: >>> 2/5/2008 >>> 9:44 AM >>> >>> >> >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Blind-Computing mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Blind-Computing mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.20/1262 - Release Date: 2/6/2008 > 9:13 AM > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blind-Computing mailing list [email protected] http://mail.jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com
