Ah. Slightly confusing on MS's part but that makes sense. Cheers.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gene Warner Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 4:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 17 and ms security essentials You are right, but that name change from Security Essentials to Defender only applies to Windows 10. In earlier versions of Windows, XP, 7 and 8,Defender was just an anti malware program that protected you from email borne attacks, you had to update Defender to Security Essentials if you also want general anti virus protection as well. Later... On 5/28/2017 3:36 PM, JM Casey wrote: > Hi folks. > Just want to clarify something. Unless I'm wrong (and someone feel > free to correct me if I am), MSE has been replaced by Windows > Defender. I guess the two programmes are probably very similar. I've > never used MSE but since getting this Windows 10 machine I've been > running Windows Defender and it is indeed quite accessible, but if you > want to read some of the information it provides the JAWS cursor does > seem like the way to do it. It isn't strictly speaking necessary > though. The thing about Windows Defender is that, unlike other AV > programmes, it is designed to be as unobtrusive and unnoticeable as > possible. And it's also built into the oS, which kind of gives it an > advantage. However it isn't rated as highly as Kasperski or Bit > Defender in its ability to detect and halt viruses. I'd say though > that a 94% success rate is good enough for most home users and will > cover much of the stuff that's out there "in the wild", so to speak. > My old work used Scan from network Associates, and I imagine they paid > an exorbitant amount of money for the license to do so, and that > programme was terrible. I'd rely on Windows Defender, a programme bundled "free" with your oS, before that crap anyday. > > But you should also get MalwareBytes to scan for malware and exploits, > because they are not the same as viruses and the two types of > programmes do not do the same thing. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Gene Warner > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2017 10:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 17 and ms security essentials > > I've been using MS Security Essentials ever since I started using JAWS > because it was the only free anti virus that didn't require me to jump > through all kinds of hoops just to access it. It may not be the best > anti virus available, but it does work and it's better than fighting > with a program that isn't really accessible. > > Later... > > > On 5/27/2017 7:40 AM, Tom Clary wrote: >> if anyone out there that uses ms security essentials could please >> let me know if it's easy to navigate with jaws >> >> 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/ > > > 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
