[iPod Shuffle]

I use Trend Micro. A much "leaner" program that catches things Norton does not, and it doesn't try to take over your computer.

[xrp]

I don't use anti-virus software at all. It's for n00bs.

[Jimbaugh]

I switched from Norton to Nod32 and I love it.

[MplsSteve]

What do you think of AVG?

I use it and near as I can tell, it works well.

[jdm]

Trend Micro and Panda provide excellent online scans. Don't forget about BitDefender:

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

BD finds and cleans viruses and trojans that even Ewido and the others will miss.

[1FASTGLOCK45]

I have been using Zone Alarm Security Suite.

I've had great results, the program errs on the side of peranoid which i'm greatful for. I got away from Noron/Symantec because for some reason i always felt it didn't do enough to protect my system.

I would like some feedback from the rest of you if you know how Zone Alarm rates, also if you know of a better product i would be interested in upgrading. Zone Alarm was a top rated program when i was looking around at the time, i haven't kept up on the A/V news lately because i've been happy with what i got. No i don't work for Zone Alarm.

I'm now also looking for a "vault" program that i can use to easily "lock" and "encrypt" my files so if my laptop gets stolen, or hacked, they won't be able to access certain personal data files. Your recommendations would be greatly appreciated :) ** When i say "your opinion" i mean any Freepers :) Thanks!

[editor-surveyor]

" and it doesn't try to take over your computer"

You mean that this isn't the united state of symantec?

[Calvin Locke]

I dropped Symantec too. I read a review that said that Symantec hadn't updated the engine in eons, therefore,
it was slow, and a resource hog.

That, and I remember it having install problems, granted, the site had the workaround info, but still a pain, and a few
other annoying problems. I guess they considered them FAD or "features" that couldn't be disabled, either permanently, or
temporarily.

[joebuck]

"I use Trend Micro. A much "leaner" program that catches things Norton does not, and it doesn't try to take over your computer."

Roger that- I did the same thing. Norton also eats up a ton of system resources, drops .dll files all over your system and their utility package causes more issues than it resolves. Now that it looks like Trend Micro is going to start charging to upgrade on a yearly basis in order to continuing updating your definitions; I'm considering going over to that AVG free anti-virus. Anyone got any feedback on whether the freebie solution is solid? Can you have it automatically download and install updates invisibly in the bacground on a daily basis?