Hi Barry and Chris.I use the combination of Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Pro and cant recommend both highly enough. Both are fully accessible with JAWS and where as Chris says Security Essentials handles the frontline defence of your machine against viruses and spyware, Malwarebytes deals with the more insidious types of malware and worms that make their way on to our computers. If you aren't willing to pay for the pro version of Malwarebytes, you can use the free version though you wont get scheduled updates and on demand protection, just the scanner component which does remove things it finds unlike other products.
All the best, Ibrahim.-----Original Message----- From: Barry Hill
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 11:01 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [access-uk] Re: [Access] Necessity of running both firewall and anti-virus
Ok, thanks, Chris. I'll give it serious consideration. Cheers Barry -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: 05 August 2011 8:31 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: [Access] Necessity of running both firewall and anti-virus Well I don't think so no. Microsoft Essentials does not detect and block all types of malware; just viruses and spyware. It also does not detect and block malware running on websites. So this is why I recommended the below, along with the Windows firewall. Chris Hallsworth Sent from Thunderbird On 05/08/2011 19:47, Barry Hill wrote:
So, wouldn't Microsoft essentials and Microsoft firewall be enough to protect me? Sigh. My poor old processor. Cheers Barry -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
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chris hallsworth Sent: 05 August 2011 7:10 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: [Access] Necessity of running both firewall and anti-virus Hi all. Can I suggest upgrading to the pro version of Malwarebytes? It includes realtime protection of malware of all kinds, including those from websites. You can also schedule scans and/or updates. The pro version is £16.10, and it is for a lifetime license. They accept Paypal as a payment method. Just a thought, along with Microsoft Security Essentials, which by the way does not conflict with the pro version of MalwareBytes. Again just a thought. Chat soon. Chris Hallsworth Sent from Thunderbird On 05/08/2011 18:31, Barry Hill wrote:Thanks to all who have warned me against using the anti-virus as an on demand rather than on all the time. I didn't realize that malware couldbehidden in code on websites. This explains how I might have got infected
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few years ago. I might look at less resource hungry progs, like Windows essentials and Windows firewall instead of komodo and AVG. Cheers Barry ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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