<Nodding head> but the Microsoft solution is far better than absolutely no solution at all.
> On 20 Oct. 2016, at 5:46 am, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > You know what they say, you get nothing for nothing! You could be right in > the short term about the Microsoft solutions. But passed experience tells me > to be careful of them. They have a historical habit of being slow to respond > to unforeseen and sudden systemic events. There are always security threats > they pop up every day. Microsoft has now made its update service invisible to > the user. All Windows 10 updates are now mandatory and the user cannot > configure the receipt of them, without extensive and unforgiving registry > tweaks. Just changing one value from a 1 to a zero could potentially bring > down your operating system. So I wouldn’t recommend anybody try to override > the updates service settings. But in any event, I think this offer from > viper is an exceptionally good offer. I’m not in any way trying to promote > it. And as for the Android version, I bought and for my BrailleNote Touch, > and for my two Android phones and my 2 tablets as well. I value my security > and my privacy very highly and I sleep better at night safe in the knowledge > that I’ve done my utmost to protect them. > ======================================== > > My compliments and kindest regards > Gordon Smith: > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist. > Mobile/SMS: > +44 (0)7907 823971 > > ———————————————————— > > > >> On 16 Oct 2016, at 20:41, Dane Trethowan <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I’ve been using Vipre products for quite some time. >> Their tech support - on the rare occasion that I’ve had to use it - has been >> outstanding. >> Vipre Mobile Security for Android is at a price anyone can afford. >> Having said all that however - if you don’t wish to purchase Vipre Anti >> Virus or Internet Security for your Windows PC - then the Microsoft >> alternative - as part of Windows 10 - may well do you. >> I base this on the fact that - those users I know who use the Windows 10 >> operating system along with its built-in security and protection tools - >> have not up until this time been infected by Malware of any kind and nor >> have they suffered for ransomware, any downtime due to any virus infection >> etc so that alone in my view speaks volumes and good on Microsoft for >> building security that seems to function well into their operating system. >> Having said all that - and regardless of whether you choose to use a Third >> party security App or Microsoft’s built-in solution - security and safety of >> your computer does indeed begin with you. >> Don’t just accept free offers that pop-up when you’re carrying out searches >> for software for example, don’t click on links in email messages unless >> you’re absolutely sure what they are, simple prevention measures will save >> you a lot of headaches in time. >> >>> On 17 Oct. 2016, at 5:45 am, Gordon Smith <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello >>> >>> In my humble opinion, this is a great offer! I just acquired it because >>> I’ve trusted Vipre for years, and the ratings when set against its >>> competition speak for themselves. They scored 100% in threat detection, and >>> 0% false positives. Cyber crime is on the up! And this time of year seems >>> to be one of the worst times for data and identity theft. >>> >>> Christmas is coming, and of course, (although I personally am dreading it), >>> the cyber criminals just can’t wait! From now on in, people are Christmas >>> shopping, and obviously criminals make juicy promises which some people >>> just cannot resist. >>> >>> Sadly, some people don’t bother to check the authenticity of their mail. >>> Inboxes get filled with juicy-sounding junk, and the criminals sit watching >>> and waiting for the gullible. >>> >>> Anyway, Vipre Internet for Windows won’t slow you down, (unlike some of the >>> competition), and Vipre Security for Android is cheap enough to suit >>> anybody’s budget. >>> >>> People tell me that Android users don’t need security protection. But the >>> evidence so far this year points to that conclusion being utterly wrong! No >>> operating system which talks to the Internet, no, not even OS Sierra, is >>> totally secure! There are always leak and holes, which is why producers of >>> software such as Apple and Microsoft are always having to fight the fight >>> against the cyber criminals. >>> >>> That’s not a criticism of either Apple or Microsoft. Neither is it an >>> endorsement of same. It’s just plain strait forward fact! >>> >>> Which ever option you choose, don’t be fooled into thinking that >>> Microsoft’s internal (free) solutions are all you need. Just do your >>> research, (it’s not for me to do that for you) but the facts speak for >>> themselves. >>> >>> One of our list members has, or had, in his signature a sentence which >>> read: “Those who deserve help are those who help themselves”, or something >>> similar. I wouldn’t generally endorse that comment, but this is an >>> exception. In this specific instance, in my view at least, that comment is >>> spot on correct. >>> >>> I’ve seen the results of cyber crime this year for myself, on a PC which >>> belonged to a family member who wouldn’t take my advice and who just went >>> along with the word “Free”! Now, she’s involved in the process of recouping >>> just over £1100.0 from her bank. The money was taken directly from her >>> account because she didn’t think she needed protection over and beyond that >>> offered by the static firewall in her router. Subsequent to that theft, she >>> is now coming to me for advice and, what’s more, she’s taking it! Don’t >>> allow yourself to become another statistic added to that list. >>> >>> Sorry for the waffle, but it’s your call! >>> >>> ======================================== >>> >>> My compliments and kindest regards >>> Gordon Smith: >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> >>> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist. >>> Mobile/SMS: >>> +44 (0)7907 823971 >>> >>> ———————————————————— >>> >>> >>> >> >> ********** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
