Bill,
In PC Magazine, the 2.0 release received positive comments and performed well
in removing malware. but the review I'm reading is from March of 2014 with the
2.0 version.
Here's what it says about the new scan modes. The hyper scan mode is only
available via the premium version.
New Scan Choices
What used to be called Quick Scan is now named Threat Scan. This scan checks
for active malware in memory, examines everything that launches at startup,
looks for malware traces in the Registry, and scans files in specific locations
known to harbor malware. This is the default scan that starts when you click
Scan Now.
Hyper Scan, previously called Flash Scan, just looks for active malware. The
program does advise that any time Hyper Scan finds malware you should
immediately run a Threat Scan.
What happened to Full Scan? If you want to scan everything on your hard drive,
you choose Custom Scan and select the whole drive. Running this scan on my
standard clean test system took 26 minutes, which is about average.
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 13:53:28 -0500
From: nvs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Re: new malewarebytes
Well, I guess free is free and hope that mwb is still rated well by those
who rate them.
Thanks David.
On Thu, 5 Nov 2015, David Goldfield wrote:
Bill,
From what I can tell the equivalent of a quick scan is now only available
if
you're using the paid version or if you're using the free version with the
60-day trial to try out the pro version. With the free version, you just
get
threat scan and custom scan.
David Goldfield
Assistive Technology Specialist
WWW.DavidGoldfield.info
On 11/4/2015 9:48 PM, The New Vision Store wrote:
Hi david,
First thing I go in, and I get two choices
Later and okay
Neither jaws curser or invisible curser can tell me what is being asked in
my “speaks all” (not highlighted or none) option.
Okay, I had to go past dashboard for this to show.
I did right arrow to dashboard and then it shows that it was asking to
update (I wouldn’t want to assume, or act on an assumtion, that could be
dangerous).
Wow, I just had a poke around there, and compared to other programs, this
feels like a toy, or a dumbed down program, with very limited options. I
think it is the accessibility. At no time did the jfw cursor show me
anything.
I hope it is a worthy scan tool as it feels like I can do little other
than
turn it on and let it run.yes, there are settings but It feels like a
lunch
in which I’m asked
“you want sandwich” (I say “what kind)
It says “sandwich”.
Should I expect more? Is this a trust thing or is it really giving us the
dumbed down look?
Sorry if I’ve offended, and thanks for reading.
*From:*blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *David
Goldfield
*Sent:* Wednesday, November 04, 2015 11:56 AM
*To:* blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [blind-philly-comp] Re: new malewarebytes
Interesting. From the dashboard tab, which might be read as a radio
button,
I press right arrow to move to the scan tab.
From there, as I press the tab key I find a "threat scan" which appears to
be a full scan, and another press of the tab key moves me to the "custom
scan" button, which should allow me to specify certain folders I want to
scan. Yes, there doesn't seem to be a quick scan option.
David Goldfield
Assistive Technology Specialist
www.DavidGoldfield.Info <http://www.DavidGoldfield.Info>
On 10/28/2015 7:24 AM, The New Vision Store wrote:
Hi,
I upgraded the malewarebytes program and find it less accessible.
I can no longer choose between quick and full scan even.
Just can’t navigate.
