David, My understanding was MSE updates at least daily, possibly more often if there is a new definition database available. It also offers real time protection. You can set it to scan daily as well. It is not a system resource hog which is nice. Hope this helps
Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of David Goldfield Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 4:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Is Avast 5.0.507 Accessible? Hi, Stanley. I also briefly used MSE for a short time after I decided to ditch Avast. It had a very, intuitive user interface, but the program made me a bit queasy as it didn't seem to have any controls or options to control how often it updated its definitions. I read that MSE updates along with the Windows updates but I feel that Microsoft should have a separate update scheduler in MSE's options screen. However, I am glad that Microsoft has given us another choice for a free antimalware program which is 100% accessible. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stanley Smith Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 3:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Is Avast 5.0.507 Accessible? Hi there. When I tried to use the Avast 5.0 Free Antivirus, it was inaccessible with Jaws. So I switched over to Microsoft Security Essentials and am very happy with it. It is very light on computer resources. Stanley For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ ---------------=============== NOTICE ===============--------------- Note: Privileged/Confidential information may be contained in this message and may be subject to legal privilege. Access to this e-mail by anyone other than the intended recipient is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient or responsible for delivery of the message to such person, you may not use, copy, distribute or deliver this message or any part of its contents, or take any action in reliance on it. In such case, you should destroy this message, and notify us immediately. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail or telephone and delete the e-mail from any computer. If you or your employer does not consent to internet e-mail messages of this kind, please notify us immediately. All reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present in this message. As our agency cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this message or attachments, we recommend that you subject these to your virus checking procedures prior to use. The views, opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this electronic message are not given or endorsed by Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired unless otherwise indicated by an authorized representative independent of this message. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
