[accesscomp] Re: Microsoft Security Essentials

  • From: "Kerri" <shalom75@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:56:37 -0800

Thanks, Gene, I know a pretty good amount about computer protection and I find a lot of fire walls block too much activity. I have win vista home premium.
---- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <gsasner@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:34 PM
Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Microsoft Security Essentials
It depends on which version of windows you have. The XP firewall blocks unauthorized incoming communications. It doesn't block unauthorized outgoing communications. Whether that is inferior is a matter of opinion. Lots of people will tell you that that makes it inferior. My view is that it depends on the knowledge and skill level of the user in terms of the users' conpetence in protecting his/her computer against protection. While it's better to have both incoming and outgoing protection, the more someone knows how to protect themselves, the less they need outgoing protection.
The windows Vista Firewall and the Windows 7 firewall provide both incoming and outgoing protection. I've heard from Kim Komando that the vista firewall is difficult to set up. I haven't heard anything about the windows 7 firewall. 

Gene
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerri" <shalom75@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:28 PM
Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Microsoft Security Essentials



Isn't it true that the windows firewall is inferior at best?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Reginald George" <adapt@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:23 PM
Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Microsoft Security Essentials
Norton and MacAfee are more inaccessible than ever these days. When MacAfee gives firewall alerts you might get a chime, but the only way to find the alert is with the jaws cursor or using the mouse or we cursor in Windoweyes. You can't disable them from the tray any more. Keyboard hot key support is 
almost nonexistent.  Alt f4 doesn't always work to close the windows.  I
like Security Essentials, but it doesn't contain a firewall. The Windows 7 
firewall I don't know if it's any better than Vista's.  You can run the
latest jaws 10 on Windows 7 should you wish. If you are using a router you 
are already behind a hardware firewall on top of the one that comes with
Windows. So I would stick with Security Essentials for virus and spyware protection. It may not be the best, but it works and is totally accessible. 
Other choices might include Avast, Avira, and NOD32.
Reg
----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <davidwhitehead1957@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:07 PM
Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Microsoft Security Essentials


Hello there;

if your wanting to remove;

Microsoft Live One Care,
using vista,

you can do the following;

1, from desktop, press the letter C=control panel, press enter.

2, now press the letter P=programs&features, press enter.

now, you should see a list of files, which you can modify, or remove.

arrow, to the
Microsoft Live One Care

press the applications key, and enter on uninstall.

you may want to shutdown the program first before you uninstall.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Hart" <pat.hart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:54 PM
Subject: [accesscomp] Microsoft Security Essentials
Hi List, I recently bought a new computer in August and ran Microsoft Live One Care for an anti virus program and firewall on it.. I had a subscription to it and had it for over 2 years. Microsoft notified me that I would get it free for 6 months and at that time they would go to Security Essentials as I have Vista Home Premium for an OS.. They informed me I would have to take off One Care before I could download and install Security Essentials for it to work properly which I can understand that but their tech support e-mail 
is complicated and I am legally blind and explained that to the support
person on the phone which she then told me they did not do phone support for Security Essentials.. Then she sent me an e-mail with a lot of step by step instructions written for a mouse user in it. I will have to find someone to 
come and assist me in doing this when they can find time, someone who is
more sighted than I am but most of my friends are busy and can only come on 
the weekends.. I am wondering, however, if I even want to install this
program. I used to use Norton but had some problems with it a few years ago and that is why I went to Live One Care and did not have any problems with it. I know Norton and how the program works and also know there is AV g a 
free virus program but know nothing about it or how to use it or how to
check on what it does. With Norton I know how to go in and check to see what reports it gives as I could do with One Care also and get reports on what it is doing and the status of my anti virus protection and so on.. Does anyone 
have any advice on what program to go to if I choose not to use Security
Essentials on Vista HOme Premium. I have not updated to Windows 7 as of yet as I am still running Jaws 10 and at this time have not planned on nor do I 
want to spend the money to upgrade to Jaws 11 just so Jaws will run with
Windows 7 as I have spent quite a lot lately on a new computer anyway..
Should I buy Norton or McAfee or do I have torun Security Essentials since I know nothing about it, it is new and I am not sure I even want to run it for a virus program on my computer.. My cousin's husband is running Norton 
on his computer and it is just like mine, he has Vista and think he has
already upgraded to Windows 7 though, Please advise.. Thanks, Pat Dallas

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