So is it the AVG Safe Search add-on that's protecting us then? -- Chris Hallsworth E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Klango: chrishallsworth FTP: ftp://blindsoftware:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlene Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Anti-virus: Avast vs. AVG
> I've actually been warned of a virus and the page has stopped loading when > on > the internet, so I would advise that you be careful how many alerts you > turn > off. I was using Firefox, but I think this would hold true with IE as > well. > > On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:30:28 -0400, you wrote: > >>Chris >>In IE, go to Tools and then take the Manage Add-Ons options. In the Manage >>Add-Ons dialog box you can disable the AVG Add-On. >> >>Hope this helps, >>Russ >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 4:17 AM >>Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Anti-virus: Avast vs. AVG >> >> >>> When my father goes on the internet, that's when the alerts appear. >>> >>> -- >>> Chris Hallsworth >>> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Skype: chrishallsworth7266 >>> Klango: chrishallsworth >>> FTP: ftp://blindsoftware:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 8:37 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Anti-virus: Avast vs. AVG >>> >>> >>>> Which ones specifically? Tooltips? >>>> >>>> The one thing I normally disable straight away is the scanning of >>>> incoming >>>> emails, as well as the marking as 'checked by AVG' of outgoing ones. >>>> >>>> Always reckon that I don't need it to check incoming emails since I >>>> wouldn't >>>> open a threatening attachment without first scanning it myself, and no >>>> need >>>> to add extra content to any email that you didn't want to be there in >>>> the >>>> first place. >>>> >>>> Stay well >>>> >>>> Jacob Kruger >>>> Blind Biker >>>> Skype: BlindZA >>>> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 9:11 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Anti-virus: Avast vs. AVG >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi, how do you stop those annoying resident protection alerts? My >>>>> father's >>>>> annoyed with them so thought I'd ask. Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Chris Hallsworth >>>>> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> Skype: chrishallsworth7266 >>>>> Klango: chrishallsworth >>>>> FTP: ftp://blindsoftware:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 8:01 AM >>>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Anti-virus: Avast vs. AVG >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Just to let you know that although I don't seem to find the interface >>>>>> of >>>>>> AVG >>>>>> 8.2 terribly accessible, it's found quite a few trojan horse/malware >>>>>> things >>>>>> on my computer - mostly in the temporary internet files - that avast >>>>>> didn't >>>>>> 'know' were there. >>>>>> >>>>>> Have now cleaned up this machine, and will just have to get rid of >>>>>> avast >>>>>> on >>>>>> the other one and then it'll hopefully stop messing up the >>>>>> performance, >>>>>> or >>>>>> else AVG will also find some other stuff running on that one. >>>>>> >>>>>> FWIW, Avast's database was updated as well, so not sure why it hadn't >>>>>> found >>>>>> these things, but anyway... >>>>>> >>>>>> Stay well >>>>>> >>>>>> Jacob Kruger >>>>>> Blind Biker >>>>>> Skype: BlindZA >>>>>> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>>>>> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>>>>> http://www.blind-computing.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 address in order to contact the management team >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>>>>> following address: >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>>>> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>>>> http://www.blind-computing.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 address in order to contact the management team >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>>>> following address: >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>>> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>>> http://www.blind-computing.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 address in order to contact the management team >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>>> following address: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>> http://www.blind-computing.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 address in order to contact the management team >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>> following address: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG - 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