[real-eyes] Re: Question abour Anti-Virus Software
- From: "&Ruthie" <clark.ruthie@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:48:08 -0500
What you would normally do, is make a backup copy, one that like the
software that we use, validates as it goes along so you don't end up with a
corrupted backup in the first place. And then you store the backup, which
for any computer used nowadays is going to be bigger than a cd...more like a
small external hard drive...and you would store it in a very secure place,
and be very responsible about doing so. Then, you would have no problems,
and if you do, then it's on your own hands and is beyond something that the
normal user would encounter and it not something that the manufacturer of
the software or the manufacturer of the external hard drive would have ever
conceived of. In other words, we're getting into the realm of
rediculousness here. Make sense?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Duyahn Walker" <themusicman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 2:02 PM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Question abour Anti-Virus Software
> 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
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>>> 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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>>>>>>
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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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> Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.12/2233 - Release Date: 07/12/09
> 08:20:00
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