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David Griffith
 

I never really anticipated Malwarebytes as a  replacement  for anti-virus software either.

To be honest it has been years and years since I have had  any such problems which has probably made me complacent. 

I installed Malwarebytes without any real expectation of having to use it,  rather because I bought it years ago and thought it was silly not to use it as a form of insurance.

On my Desktop it has never been used.

Really I was relying on Windows Defender for anti virus which was why I was surprised that Malwarebytes flagged up a Trojan that Windows Defender was oblivious of. For reason stated earlier I am convinced this was not a false positive.

I am happy to be corrected  but my understanding is that trojans are viruses rather than simple browser based Malware code.

As I say I used to use ESET Smart Secuirty for years also but could not see the point in continuing to use a product that I could increasingly not accessibly interact with. lp to deal with it which defeats the point really.

 

David Griffith

 

 

 

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From: David Goldfield
Sent: 09 June 2020 23:55
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Antivirus software.

 

MalwareBytes claims that the latest 4.X releases can be used as an antivirus program (not the free, on-demand only version.) However, because they don't use standard definition or signature files I feel a bit jittery depending on it as my main security tool. Their reasons for why this is a nonissue are somewhat compelling and I realize that standard definition files are not the only way to protect a computer. Still I am not comfortable using it as my sole or even my primary security tool.

 

David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
 
WWW.DavidGoldfield.org

On 6/9/2020 12:55 PM, Blind Tech tutorials And Tips wrote:

Hi,

You can use malware bites, it is about 90% accessible, and mostly useable, and it is a very strong anti-virus software, most prefer it ove others. Yes windows defender is the most accessible, but if you want a better antivirus, that is accessible 90% of the time and is much more secure than windows defender, I would go for malware bites.

 

On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 8:20 PM david Jennette <dcjenn@...> wrote:

I sent this an hour or so ago but didn’t see it post to the list so I’m going to try again. Sorry if you all get the message a second time.

I’m wondering if windows defender is still the best antivirus software to use with jaws or if there are now other packages that are accessible now. I figured I’d ask because some time has passed and things might have changed. Thanks.

 
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