I think Vipre is a paid anti-virus program that offers a free trial, but I
don't think it offers a completely free version like AVG and Avast.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew dyer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
Hi,
Whhat about viper I think there is a free version. I entend to look into
this myself and it is also accessible to use.
Matthew
On 4/8/2014 10:37 AM, Gerald Levy wrote:
Somebody on another list claims that the most recent version of Avast is
not very accessible with JAWS. The problem with installing Avast is that
if it doesn't work out, it might be necessary to boot into safe mode to
remove it, and of course, this cannot be done with JAWS because it does
not provide speech. So I would prefer to avoid Avast for these reasons.
Gerald
----- Original Message ----- From: "RJ" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
Just finish a scan with avast using the jaws key. No problem here.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
The probelm with AVG and Avast is that there are questions about their
accessibility with JAWS, particularly the most recent versions. So as
an alternative to MSE, I am considering Qihoo 360 Internet Security,
which is free and JAWS accessible , according to a few list members who
have tried it. And it has received mostly favorable reviews for ease of
use and malware detection. Can I disable MSE real-time protection and
keep it on my PC and use it only as a scanner in conjunction with
another real-time anti-virus program like 360 Internet Security? This
way, I can go back to using MSE by re-enabling real-time protection in
the event that the alternate anti-virus program doesn't work out and
has to be uninstalled. My understanding is that the XP version of MSE
can no longer be installed, so once I remove it, I probably wouldn't be
able to re-install it again, and for this reason, I would prefer to
keep it on my PC as a fallback. As long as MSE real-time protection is
disabled, it should not conflict with another real-time anti-virus
program. Does this make sense? Thanks for any advice.
Gerald
----- Original Message ----- From: "RJ" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
Why not uninstall it and go to avast or avg?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 8:53 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
A few days ago, I posted that the Microsoft Security Essentials icon
in the System Tray of my XP PC was reporting its status as
"potentially unprotected". This morning, after I booted up and
checked the System Tray, the MSE icon is now reporting my PC status
as "At Risk". Here is the message that is displayed on the MSE Home
tab:
PC status: At risk
Support for this operating system has ended, which means Microsoft
Security Essentials is no longer supported and your PC is at risk.
To make
sure your PC stays
protected, click the link below to see our end-of-support guidance
for operating systems.
While it is true that support for XP itself has ended, the XP version
of MSE continues to function. I successfully updated the database
definitions manually and ran a quick scan to verify this. So if MSE
is still working, then my PC is not really "At Risk", as the System
Tray icon reports, and I can only conclude that this is nothing less
than shameless scare mongering on the part of MS. Contrary to the
message above,reliable sources claim that support for MSE will
continue through July, 2015. So what is really going on? Are any
other MSE users who are still running XP also getting the "At Risk"
icon in their System Tray?
Gerald
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