Gary,
I hesitate to comment on your post publicly, as I admit it deviates from
the topic of the Window-Eyes screen reader. However, I think it's
important enough for me to take the risk. While two-factor
authentication will make it harder for someone else to log into your
account, I don't see how it will protect your computer from being
attacked by malware. I agree that there are other steps you can and
should take to protect yourself besides using an antimalware package.
However, if you're using a Windows computer then I am concerned that you
are choosing to refrain from using some sort of antimalware package as I
think that doing so will leave you in a far more vulnerable position
than you might realize. By all means, use two-factor authentication, use
an extra hardware firewall, load Noscript or adblockers, use strong
passwords and anything else that might appear on any security checklist.
However, not using some sort of antimalware package is taking a huge
risk that could compromise your software and other precious data.
Respectfully,
David Goldfield,
Assistive Technology Specialist
Feel free to visit my Web site
www.davidgoldfield.info
On 8/7/2015 7:24 PM, gary melconian wrote:
If you want to know none of the security experts recommend antivirus. They
recommend two step authentication and a few other security procutions but
anti virus was not on the list of the security experts. I have decided to
follow what the security experts do and not what the so called regular
consumer does.
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Sent: Friday, August 7, 2015 9:14 AM
To: David Goldfield <[email protected]>; Window-Eyes Discussion
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Subject: RE: casperski antivirus
I think this is good advice David, but a lot depends on whether you have
reasonable access to sighted help if there's a problem. There are blind
people who just don't ever.
To those who are resistant to trying the best anti-malware programs, I
suggest do try to use to mouse cursor, as sometimes you can learn to make a
program accessible by finding and clicking the proper choices. I've done
this with Trojan Killer and before it PrevX, which received some of the
best ratings at the time. I do think I am switching to Kaspersky, as it
does get great reviews, and with all of us having to use pcs for electronic
banking these days (or bill paying, or other critical functions), we can't
afford to have a virus/trojan in our lives. It's my same reasoning which
causes me to urge everyone here to use the paid version of Window-Eyes, so
that you have support, because your pc is usually quite critical to your
daily life.
Yes, MSE isn't the best, but I still recommend it to people who have no
sighted help ever, or who won't spend money for anti-malware. It's better
than nothing.
Chip
Chip Orange
Florida Public Service Commission
Computer Systems Analyst
850-413-6314
-----Original Message-----
From: Talk
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Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 3:25 PM
To: Brice Mijares; Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Re: casperski antivirus
I have never used Kaspersky with Window-Eyes. However, it may offer some
degree of accessibility and it is the antimalware program I chose to use as
of a few months ago, after Microsoft Security Essentials failed to protect
me against a rather crippling virus. I use it because it is one of the
top-rated antivirus packages on the market and I refuse to compromise my
computer's security in the name of accessibility.
I am, as some people may know, extremely passionate and a bit militant about
this issue and I apologize if I come off too strong about this.
However, blind people need to consider that we need to use the security
software which is highly-rated, rather than choosing the package that works
best with a screen reader but which may not offer an acceptable level of
protection. I am trying to dialog with Kaspersky regarding these issues and
I plan to continue to do so until accessibility is improved. I would like to
strongly urge all of you to do the same. If one person contacts a company,
they may be less inclined to act. If many of us contact them with the same
concerns, particularly if we're paying customers, perhaps we'll get results
which will be more favorable to us.
So many of us, myself included, find it easier to choose a security program
because it works best with whatever screen reader we happen to be using.
When it comes to the security of my computer, that is no longer acceptable
to me. For years, I relied upon MSE because it was speech-friendly. I'm also
an extremely cautious, responsible and security-conscious user but these
traits are no longer enough to keep you safe. I now insist on using security
software which is highly-rated, meaning that it gets excellent scores with
independent lab tests. If it's not accessible, I am willing to engage in
constructive dialog with the company and I will go to incredible lengths to
do this but, in the end my goal is to make it accessible.
On 8/6/2015 2:45 PM, Brice Mijares via Talk wrote:
Not at all! My notebook running 8.1 came with it and after upgrading
yesterday to windows 10 I was glad to see it was gone.
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Subject: casperski antivirus
Hi just wondering is casperski antivirus useable with window-eyes?
Last I heard it wasn't but just wondering if things changed or not in
that regard.
--
Casey
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