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Email notifier for windows 7
amyawake
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I don't have a mobile phone so am looking to get an email notifier for my outlook/hotmail account that I use in windows 7, mozilla firefox. This would be useful to have when online.
This is the one that looks tailor made for the job i.e. for windows 7 and was recommended to me.
http://www.mailnotifier.net/
However, as I went to download it, I got a warning sign from McAfee saying 'potentially annoying download detector' which might contain virus spyware and other potentially unwanted programmes that could damage my hard drive. I don't know how to appraise the likelihood of this happening.
I have Malware bytes anti-malware so am I OK or should I heed this warning?
I was also recommended another email notifying download - Howard email...but I see the download is a zip file. I thought zip files are not accessible or is there a way of making them so?
If neither of these 2 downloads is suitable, what would be a good one to use for windows 7 and my anti viral software (McAfee and Malware)?
This is the one that looks tailor made for the job i.e. for windows 7 and was recommended to me.
http://www.mailnotifier.net/
However, as I went to download it, I got a warning sign from McAfee saying 'potentially annoying download detector' which might contain virus spyware and other potentially unwanted programmes that could damage my hard drive. I don't know how to appraise the likelihood of this happening.
I have Malware bytes anti-malware so am I OK or should I heed this warning?
I was also recommended another email notifying download - Howard email...but I see the download is a zip file. I thought zip files are not accessible or is there a way of making them so?
If neither of these 2 downloads is suitable, what would be a good one to use for windows 7 and my anti viral software (McAfee and Malware)?
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Malwarebytes scan on the file was clean.
Virustotal.com upload says it is clean (bar 2/56).
https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/ad371431fe78825b6ebff824c0b58baa4f1abe1d02dd492af80407f81ecb6799/analysis/
Create a Restore Point first as good practice.
https://sites.google.com/site/sonthakit/hotmailwatcher
I would also advise a full image backup just to be sure before installing. Generally if you get an issue a recovery of a windows restore point will be OK, provided restore point was made before infection . However some nasty viruses can also infect restore points (even if restore point was created before virus infection).
Obviously worth a try using system restore but a full image backup to an external hdd made before infection is a more robust protection.
If a System Image does not exist, or it has been some time since the last, it is better if one is made.
But making a System Image before every new program installation would be overkill and inconvenient.
You just have to trust System Restore sometimes.