Don, Thanks for the update. Please keep the group informed on the pros & cons. For now, I'll continue with Avast, although that only provides virus protection. I've contemplated installing Super Anti Spy ware but now am hesitant if I may go to MSE. I'll be interested to hear of other folks experience too
Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 8:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available Hi Al, I removed Trend Micro Antivirus which came on my laptop with a 3 year subscription. I still have at least a year left but was ready to dump it anyway. It can be very annoying! Security Essentials does a thorough scan in about the same time with less load. Of course, it does add load and slow things down some, but it did not effect JAWS speaking at all. Trend Micro would pop up unexpectedly while typing and would slow down the system even just reading mail! If Security Essentials does not work out, I probably will run Avast or A V G. Don Marang ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available > Donald, > > Sounds encouraging. What anti-virus were you using and > subsequently uninstalled? Also, with the 5 hour scan, were > you able to use your machine without a noticeable decrease > in performance? > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of > Donald > Marang > Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 8:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available > > > I installed Security Essentials last night. It seems > completely accessible. > Immediately after installing, I ran a complete scan. I was > happy to see > that it was faster than Microsoft's Malicious Software > Removal Tool (MRT) > for a thorough scan! It took about 5 hours for about 130 GB > where MRT takes > over 8 hours on my laptop. It found two programs in my > Archive of software > of two program installers that it flagged as Spyware! I do > not have these > programs installed. MalwareBytes, SuperAntiSpyware, Trend > Micro (this is > only an antivirus) and MRT never flagged these files. I do > not know if this > means Security Essentials is superior or just more picky, > but I was > impressed. I was even more impressed at how easy it was to > read details > about the suspected files and to perform the desired > actions. Every aspect > was accessible! I leave the objective rating process to > others. Read the > review from PC Magazine at: > Microsoft's Security Essentials: Not Bad, Not Great - > Reviews by PC > Magazine > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2353699,00.asp?kc=PCRSS > 03069TX1K0001121 > > The biggest issue I may have with Security Essentials is > its definitions > update process. It is integrated into Windows Update. At > first that sounds > great. However, I am cautious and have Windows Update set > to notify me when > there is an update rather than automatic updates, which > Microsoft heavily > encourages. I do not know how I will feel about this until > I use it for a > few weeks. It seems that either I will get annoyed that > there is an update > every day and have to perform an update or I just start > ignoring the update > notifications. I will be less aware of a critical update > when it is > available. I hate the idea of automatic updates of major > updates, like IE8 > or a Service Pack. I wish there were separate settings for > the definitions > updates! Is this possible and I just missed it? > > Don Marang > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Flor Lynch" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available > > >> David, >> >> I think we may take it that, insofar as it is an antivirus > program, then >> it would conflict with any other antivirus program being > run at the same >> time. (This is the usual operating assumption (borne out > by experience of >> users who've tried to run more than one simultaneiously) > with antivirus >> programs.) Insofar as other, stand-alone, anti-spyware > programs are >> concerned, it wouldn't conflict with them. For myself, > as I have just >> recently resubscribed and upgraded version 4 of Nod32 > security suite, for >> now I am pretty well covered. It would be nonetheless > worth knowing how >> MSE does in comparison tests with other similar programs > free, and paid. >> . >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David Griffith" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 5:11 PM >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available >> >> >>>A remarkably unhelpful and dismissive response. >>> I have read these pages several times and I have not been > able to spot >>> whether there would be a conflict with other packages. >>> >>> David Griffith >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>>>From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of tim >>> Sent: 04 October 2009 11:56 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available >>> >>> Read the page for it and it will tell you. >>> >>> At 09:12 PM 10/3/2009, you wrote: >>>>But can you answer David's question, below your message? > I guess >>>>we'll need some research findings on how good an > anti-virus program >>>>it actually is. >>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Driesenga" >>> <[email protected]> >>>>To: <[email protected]> >>>>Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 12:43 AM >>>>Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available >>>> >>>> >>>>>First, MSE is an antivirus/antimalware program, and > second, it's >>>>>free. thirdly and finally, it's completely accessible > and is >>>>>available from > http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials >>>>> >>>>>-------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>From: "David Griffith" <[email protected]> >>>>>Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 7:30 PM >>>>>To: <[email protected]> >>>>>Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>I wonder does anybody know if this works with any > existing anti malware >>> or >>>>>>anti virus commercial applications like AVG installed? > It is not clear >>>>>>on >>>>>>the Microsoft page. >>>>>>Commercial Anti- virus programs normally do not like > being installed >>>>>>at >>> the >>>>>>same time as another anti-virus program. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Regards >>>>>> >>>>>>David Griffith . >>>>>>s >>>>>> >>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>>From: [email protected] >>>>>>[mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Stewart A >>>>>>Overbey, Jr. >>>>>>Sent: Thursday, 01 October 2009 03:30 >>>>>>To: [email protected] >>>>>>Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available >>>>>> >>>>>>Yes, it is accessible, and free. It also allows you to > schedule >>> automatic >>>>>>scans. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Stewart A Overbey, Jr. >>>>>>Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, > bless His holy >>> name. >>>>>> >>>>>>Source of Light Ministries INTL. >>>>>>http://www.sourcelight.org >>>>>>Windows Live Messenger: [email protected] >>>>>>cell: (706) 474-1336 >>>>>> >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" >>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:39 AM >>>>>>Subject: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Hi listers. MS has just released its new free > anti-malware program, >>>>>>>Microsoft Security Essentials, for public download. > Has anyone tried >>> it >>>>>>>out yet during the beta testing cycle? Is it really > JAWS-friendly and >>>>>>>easy to use? Based on the overwhelmingly positive > preliminary >>>>>>>reviews, >>> it >>>>>> >>>>>>>looks like MS has hit a home run. If MSE is truly > JAWS accessible, it >>>>>>>sounds like a great alternative to the free versions > of AVG and Avast. >>> If >>>>>>>you're interested in learning more about MSE, check it > out: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>http://www.microsoft.com/Security_essentials/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Gerald >>>>>>>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/ >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list > visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> __________ NOD32 4478 (20091003) Information __________ >>> >>> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>> >>> 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
