All the computers in the Omaha branch of our office have both AVG
Anti-Virus and Norton Anti-Virus.  I have found that AVG will identifiy
and quarantine obscure viruses that the major Anti-Virus software
doesn't even have documentation on.  Norton Anti-Virus is a powerful
and well-built software, but I LOVE AVG!!  I, too, have truly liked AVG
HOWEVER I must warn; you, that running more than one anti-virus program
at a time can cause major meltdowns.  I was running AVG and Norton 2002
together quite successfully.  This year I decided to upgrade both.
Major mistake.  Norton 2004 and AVG caused my computer to totally crash.
 
Now, I know a fair amount about computers but this mess I was completely
unable to fix.  I wound up having to take my computer into the "shop"...
something I've never had to do in the 15+ years I've been using/playing
with computers.  The techie made me make a choice between Norton and AVG.
I chose Norton as I've found that AVG does get the oddball
virus/trojan/worm but does miss many that Norton does cover.  Go figure.
 
My suggestion?  Pick one good anti-virus; one good firewall (i.e. Norton
or ZoneAlarm tho' ZoneAlarm does not work well with Norton); and one
spyware such as SpyBot.  You can find all of these (SpyBot is a freebie)
at www.CDNET.com.
 
Barb and her 4 whirling dervishes...Hope, Kate, Cher and Tess
 
[Moderator's note: Thanks, everyone, for the tips.  It's getting pretty
off-topic now though... time to close this topic.  BIG]
[Posted in FML issue 4346]