RE: Spyware program
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 16:15:01 -0400
it will scan for free; but, despite whan an article praising it says to
the contrary, it will not fix or remove any problems unless you have
purchased it. I believe it's around $25 a year for one pc; I bought a 2
pc license for $44.
Chip
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Chip Orange
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Florida Public Service Commission
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Gibbs
> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 5:58 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Spyware program
>
> Is Prevx free or does it cost $$$?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Chip Orange
> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 2:45 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Spyware program
>
>
> Chris,
>
> in my opinion the best anti-spyware, and the most accessible,
> are no longer
> the same product.
>
> I can't tell you how impressed I am with a product called
> prevx (which can
> be downloaded from http://prevx.com ).
>
> I had read about it in an article which discussed stealth
> rootkit malware,
> and how right now, prevx was the only product which could detect a
> particular class of these called master boot record rootkits
> (sometimes
> called mebroot viruses).
>
> prevx however is not very accessible; you must move the jaws
> cursor around
> to read the screen or make choices.
>
> I am running it in conjunction with avg. frequently avg says
> there are no
> detectible threats, and prevx finds one or more. I did have
> a rootkit virus
> which it eliminated, after avg told me I was threat free.
> (also, windows
> defender told me I was threat free).
>
> prevx is not free, and I know along with accessibility,
> that's important to
> a lot of people on this list. well, the version which
> removes threat costs
> money; the version which just scans and tells you when it
> finds one is free.
>
> I think running several at once is the best defense, although
> it's hard on
> cpu and disk resources, especially so for laptop or notebook users.
>
> I just wanted to give this a mention.
>
> Chip
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Chip Orange
> Database Administrator
> Florida Public Service Commission
>
> Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> (850) 413-6314
>
> (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
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>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris C.
> > Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 11:23 PM
> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Spyware program
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I am using Jaws 10, and I was just wondering what was the
> > best spy ware
> > program out there. On last account, Ad-aware was no longer
> > accessible with
> > Jaws.
> > Any help with this would be appreciated.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
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