[jaws-uk] Re: Spybot & other av / spyware solutions
- From: "Stephenson, Phil" <phil.stephenson@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:25:29 +0100
George,
I too dislike Norton as I used to use it and I found it took over the
whole system, I was simply using it as an example of the 'one piece of
software does all' solution. I'm deducing from what you say though that
I'd be better off sticking with individual programs as much as I don't
find the accessibility of the likes of Spybot, Adaware and MS
antispyware that great although in the case of MS I believe this is just
a beta so hopefully by the time it's released 'proper' it will have
better accessibility built-tin - the question then will be whether MS
charge for it!!
And as someone who's had major issues with seriously nasty spyware I'd
echo your comments about keeping software updated.
Cheers as ever,
Phil
Phil Stephenson
Disability Officer
Tel: 0115 8484495
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From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of George Bell
Sent: 13 June 2005 10:50
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Spybot & other av / spyware solutions
Hi Phil,
You raise a very good point, but I'm afraid I have always been, and
still am, very Anti-Norton. Norton always appears to have and cause
more problems than I care to mention.
AVG is a well respected program as are the others you mention. However,
in terms of Spyware, I believe Microsoft's offering is still the only
one which works interactively with a regular automatic update
capability. Others need to be manually updated and run on a regular
basis.
One of the biggest problems I find from where I sit on technical
support, is that many people do not fully appreciate how important it is
to keep their overall systems up to date. Microsoft themselves
frequently issue Critical Updates which plug newly found holes in the
system. The anti-virus and anti-spyware people also produce frequent
updates. Two or three days is a very long time in this business,
especially with hackers and such like constantly trying to wreak havoc.
George.
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From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephenson, Phil
Sent: 13 June 2005 10:17
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Spybot & other av / spyware solutions
George,
Tagging on to end of this thread am wondering whether there's
any benefit having one programme that does all such as Norton Security.
I ask as have had serious problem with Spy ware, Trojans etc
that resulted in my pc being taken away and nuked by a friend - he works
in IT and said he'd never come across such malicious spy ware, it was a
zombie that kept coming back to life once you thought you'd killed it.
Anyway the problem is solved but has prompted me to think about
whether I need different security solution. I currently use AVG free 7
antivirus, Win Up firewall, MS Antispyware programme and occasionally
run adaware. I know there is tuff out there that says it can do all
this in one but was wondering whether there's any benefits in terms of
either overall security or Jaws-usability.
Am using all this on a Win XP home machine with Jaws 6.1.
Thanks,
Phil
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Phil Stephenson
Disability Officer
Tel: 0115 8484495
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