[real-eyes] Re: Question abour Anti-Virus Software
- From: "R. E. Driscoll, Sr." <llocsird@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:31:21 -0500
GIGO - to wit, Garbage In = Garbage Out
Duyahn Walker wrote:
> So let me get this straight if I may? This imaging software is supposed to
> take a backup image of your computer and you store it on a cd? What happens
> if the copy says it is corrupted? Where do you go from there? You start from
> scratch and I would think that screen reader keys have to be installed off
> of the cd of your screen reader or off of the internet again anyway?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve" <kcpadfoot@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 2:34 PM
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Question abour Anti-Virus Software
>
>
>
>> You got it and the program we use, image for windows has an option to
>> validate byte for byte that the backup image is correct before the backup
>> process is done. If for some reason an error is found in that validation
>> process the backup is stopped and asks if you want to start the backup
>> again. Otherwise that backup with the error is deleted.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "&Ruthie" <clark.ruthie@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 1:26 PM
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Question abour Anti-Virus Software
>>
>>
>>
>>> First of all, we're talkking about an image that is saved *before*
>>> something
>>> goes wrong with the computer. And once the hard disk is restored to that
>>> image, everything, and I mean every single thing, all programs, all
>>> screen
>>> readers, all keys, all *.dll files, are as they were before whatever
>>> malady
>>> befell your computer.
>>>
>>> Ruthie & When you're lost, admit it and ask for directions! "We are more
>>> than the sum of our parts." Private mail is *always* welcome. MSN
>>> Messenger
>>> ID: clark.ruthie@xxxxxxxxx AOL ID: chaosynchronous We are the few, Who
>>> speak
>>> for the many, Who cannot speak for themselves. We are the many, Who speak
>>> for the one, Who could not speak for herself.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Duyahn Walker" <themusicman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 10:57 AM
>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Question abour Anti-Virus Software
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> My understanding is that even if you get the image and restore it that
>>>> you
>>>> have to reinstall programs anyway. And, yes, this does include screen
>>>> readers and your keys for them and settings and the like? Not all images
>>>> would get restored successfully if something like a dll would be
>>>> missing,
>>>> right?
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve" <kcpadfoot@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 11:23 AM
>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Question abour Anti-Virus Software
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> That can happen when any program is uninstalled. Some programs delete
>>>>> files
>>>>> they shouldn't during the uninstall process.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thats why its a good idea to have a current backup in case something
>>>>> goes
>>>>> wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think the system restore feature in windows is junk. I have it
>>>>> turned
>>>>> off
>>>>> on all of our computers. I make weekly or bi-weekly backups with Image
>>>>> for
>>>>> windows and store the backup on a 1 tb drive that gets copied to
>>>>> another
>>>>> 1
>>>>> tb drive. Some may think I'm OCD about backups but its so easy to
>>>>> reinstall
>>>>> an image of the entire drive than having to reinstall windows and all
>>>>> of
>>>>> your programs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Duyahn Walker" <themusicman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 10:06 AM
>>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Question abour Anti-Virus Software
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I used to use that program but, I read an article that said that
>>>>>> program
>>>>>> was
>>>>>> more trouble then it was worth. I heard that it can damage files on
>>>>>> your
>>>>>> computer and I also did a Google search on Avast and it said that lots
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> people had issues with it because it would corrupt files in Windows.
>>>>>> Duyahn
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Steve" <kcpadfoot@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 10:51 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Question abour Anti-Virus Software
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am using avast and love it. I know there's many people out there
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> don't like it because its not as accessible as other programs but it
>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>> worked better than nod32 for me. I used to have nod32 and was using
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> friend's computer we were cleaning up. It had several worms and
>>>>>>> viruses
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> one nod32 just couldn't get rid of.
>>>>>>> I tried avast on this friend's computer and it found and removed the
>>>>>>> worm
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> the first try.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Some things I like about avast other than it being free is it plays a
>>>>>>> recording of a synthesized voice letting you know it has just been
>>>>>>> updated.
>>>>>>> If a virus is found it plays a warning sound and lets you know with
>>>>>>> another
>>>>>>> synthesized message that a virus was found.
>>>>>>> Avast will ask you if you want to restart the computer. It does this
>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>> avast can load in dos and attack the virus or worm that way without
>>>>>>> windows
>>>>>>> files running that can make it more difficult to remove a virus
>>>>>>> because
>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>> files are currently running.
>>>>>>> When it is done it restarts windows without any interaction from the
>>>>>>> user.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've found the most accessible way to do a manual scan is to do that
>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>> within my computer and scan each drive on its own. The screen avast
>>>>>>> provides is a bit more accessible that way. You can find the
>>>>>>> percentage
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> what file it is currently scanning.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Avast like other anti virus programs runs in the background
>>>>>>> constantly
>>>>>>> monitoring for any suspicious activity.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Some people out there may not like avast but it works for me.
>>>>>>> www.avast.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Karen Shrawder" <kshrawder@xxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:45 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Question abour Anti-Virus Software
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi! My husband, Carson, and I are using his computer for the Magic
>>>>>>>> Jack,
>>>>>>>> which means his computer must stay on all of the time. He tells me
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> the anti-virus software he has is called WebRoot, and that he
>>>>>>>> doesn't
>>>>>>>> really know how it performs updates. Has anyone heard of WebRoot?
>>>>>>>> Should
>>>>>>>> we load something different onto his system? If so, which
>>>>>>>> anti-virus
>>>>>>>> software should we use? Thanks in advance!
>>>>>>>> With a smile,
>>>>>>>> Karen
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No virus found in this incoming message.
>>>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>>>>>> Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.12/2233 - Release Date:
>>>>>> 07/12/09
>>>>>> 08:20:00
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>>>>
>>>> No virus found in this incoming message.
>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>>>> Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.12/2233 - Release Date:
>>>> 07/12/09
>>>> 08:20:00
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> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.12/2233 - Release Date: 07/12/09
> 08:20:00
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