Tom, you will get many opinions here.
The vipre people are very helpful, and their software worked well with
screen readers, that is until the 2015 version.
Sometimes it takes over the entire micro processor, and you loose speech.
That was with window-eyes system access and nvda.
The 2014 software with the 2015 deffinitions works fine, but they will have
to send you a link to the older software.
Avast works very well, but you have to disable it when you install or
upgrade jaws.
The program interface is very navigable with jaws, so adjustments can be
made.
I don't personally think much of AVG, and microsoft doesn't recommend
security essentials as a primary protection method.
Who am I to argue with them?
Anyway, for what its worth, those are my thoughts.


-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 11:02 AM
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Subject: Off Topic: Antivirus

Hello, all.

 

I know this might be considered off topic, but then again, if you get a
virus, and your computer becomes non-functional so that you can't post to
the list, I guess my question can be considered to be  relevant.

 

Anyway, I'm wondering what basic anti-virus prrogram people on the list use?

 

As you may recall, I have had a number of issues with my home Windows 7 PC
this summer, but I think they have now been resolved, and I want to get a
good anti-virus program back on that machine before I start using it
regularly again.

 

I've posted quiries to the two Jaws lists I'm on, and opinions vary widely.

 

I'd prefer a free program, but will pay for one if that would be the best.

 

I've not had the greatest luck with A V G, since the latest update seemed to
slow my system down considerably, and I also found it did not catch
everything.

 

I tried Avast for a while, but the folks at F S suggest that sometimes,
Avast can conflict with Jaws, although I didn't exxperience this issue.

 

Others have suggested Avira,  Viper, Panda, and Microsoft Essentials.

 

I guess sometimes it just boils down to the luck of the draw, but I like to
be as informed about these sorts of things before making a decision.

 

I'm  using Jaws 16 with Windows 7.

 

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ