[gui-talk] Symantec and Jaws question

[Chris Hallsworth]

I agree Wayne, and that's why I'm very tempted to switch back to Nod32 and 
pay for the yearly subscription, which I'm happy to do as I know that I'll 
be protected constantly from even unknown viruses.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at austin.rr.com>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Symantec and Jaws question


> The risk you run with a free antivirus or security software package is 
> that
> the company will choose not to support it as much as it might a paid
> version. I'm speaking generally and not necessarily about AVG. I've heard
> good things about them as well, but as for myself, I'm going to give 
> someone
> money to protect me. Since then, I know that they might do a better job 
> than
> just saying, "Oh, yeah, I'll protect you," and miss the boat at some 
> point.
> In this world of viruses running every which way, I don't want to take the
> chance that the "free" software might miss protection against a serious
> virus.
>
> JMT,
> Wayne
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Spaulding" <spaulding.scott at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 4:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Symantec and Jaws question
>
>
>>I use AVG's free version and that also is what I've been told that the Ky
>> Office for the Blind uses on their computers. It seems to work well and 
>> be
>> pretty accessable.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of slery
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5:08 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Symantec and Jaws question
>>
>> What do you recommend then?
>>
>> Cindy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Stephen Guerra
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 10:55 AM
>> To: 'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Symantec and Jaws question
>>
>>
>> Do not use symantec
>>
>>
>> Stephen A. Guerra
>> Assistive Technology Specialist
>> Independent Living Aids
>> 200 Robbins Lane
>> Jericho, NY 11753
>> E-Mail: can-do at independentliving.com
>> www.independentliving.com
>> www.soundbytes.com
>> Phone: (516) 937-1848
>>  Fax: (516) 937-3906
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Allen Maynard
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 10:41 AM
>> To: gui-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [gui-talk] Symantec and Jaws question
>>
>>
>> Hi, listers,
>>
>> Does anyone else have their computer go to a crawl if the Symantec
>> Antivirus
>> is set to automatic updates?
>>
>>
>>
>> Allen Maynard
>> Hadley School for the Blind
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