Is it any good??1 person needs an answerI do too

Yes. I've used since the beta and was impressed enough to uninstall Norton on my desktop & uninstall AVG on my notebook. Very small footprint, & performance equal to the best tools out there.

MSE is easily as solid as anything else out there. It's caught some stuff that my AVG pc missed. I do a lot of work in the malware area, and I'm definitely impressed with MSE. hth, vM.V.P. - Desktop Experience | M.C.S.A. | M.C.P. - MS Server 2k3, Network Architecture

Well,here is my two cents worth,from what i hear(and i follow security matters closely)McAfee is No longer as good as it used to be,that is the consensus. have had Norton nternet Security 2009 since its release,and i am definitely going to renew my subscription soon,. do however Not rely on it entirely as it's best to have other security to back it up,so to speak. hear good things about M/softs Security Essentials,however since i haven't tried it i can only report what i have heard.The so called layered approach to security is best,if you are interested i can recommend FREE very useful programs that i have on my laptop,and you can pick and choose.Let me know if you like.

See, I can't stand norton........way too much of a resource hog. And I've not had a pay-per a/v on any of my rigs for about 8 years now; avg, avast, avira, ewido, now mse..... I reckon if you were to poll 100 IT pros, you'd get about 40 different answers. But there are indeed dozens of free a/v apps running around. Just make sure they can pass the eicar test. ;)M.V.P. - Desktop Experience | M.C.S.A. | M.C.P. - MS Server 2k3, Network Architecture

Hi valis,so you can't stand Norton fair enough,we all have our prefferences,However,your statement that it is'way too much of a resource hog' is absolutely,positively,patently,UNTRUE.That critisism would have been well deserved with the older versions of NS,(2006-07-08),but NS 2009 i can assure you, can not be faulted with that,as anyone who has this security suite will attest. am very happy with it,and definitely recommend it,but as i have already stated,i use other security programs(FREE) that don't conflict with it,to provide additional security for my laptop,and recommend this to others as well.Thank you for your input,its very much appreciated,you are the first M.V.P on this forum i have exchanged opinions with.

You pegged that square; we all have different opinions on A/V software. :) If Norton has managed to cut back on their resource usage, good for them. I'm all for it. But one of the things that I dislike about them is that they do indeed try to be a do-all, end-all app to fix everything; I prefer just a small freeware app dedicated to anti-virus. For my system works stuff, I prefer to do it myself. Again, though, I'm a very 'hands-on' type of person. Easier to learn that way; I tend to break a lot of stuff. :) take care, timothyM.V.P. - Desktop Experience | M.C.S.A. | M.C.P. - MS Server 2k3, Network Architecture

Hi Timothy,your sentence' they do indeed try to be a do-all, end-all app to fix everything' i think is applicable to Norton 360.The NS09 is rather differentas it does less. can see that you would be' a hands on' type of person,and where the maintenance of my laptop is concerned,i too preffer to do these things myseff,and therefore stay well clear of registry cleaners and such.However,when it comes to security,i prefer to rely on good solid programs,it makes computing more enjoyable in my view.Nice talking to you again.

Hi Timothy,your sentence' they do indeed try to be a do-all, end-all app to fix everything' i think is applicable to Norton 360.The NS09 is rather different as it does less. can see that you would be' a hands on' type of person,and where the maintenance of my laptop is concerned,i too preffer to do these things myseff,and therefore stay well clear of registry cleaners and such. However,when it comes to security,i prefer to rely on good solid programs,it makes computing more enjoyable in my view. Nice talking to you again. that's all I needed to see. :) I'll do some more looking into NIS09 and check it out. Truth told, though, I'm happy with what I've got (albeit I've got 3 separate a/v's on 3 separate rigs) and don't plan to ever use a pay-per a/v again. Haven't for quite a few years now, and do some malware removal on the side, so I'm pretty set. :) thanks for the heads up, vM.V.P. - Desktop Experience | M.C.S.A. | M.C.P. - MS Server 2k3, Network Architecture

Hi again,you are most welcome,do let me know how it goes.By the way,in your earlier post you mention that you tend to break a lot of stuff,i'm not sure what you mean by that.Just curious.

Download avg 9.0 internet security trial From free.avg.com When prompted enter this code : 8MEH-RBG6H-9CCQW-G499A-LGMXL-8EMBR Enter a random name ect And you should have avg 9.0 free :)

I agree: in my testing, Norton Antivirus 2009 is much better than earlier versions. It installs and uninstalls quickly and easily and doesn't slow the system down. I prefer NOD32, VIPRE, Avast, and Microsoft Security Essentials. However, I think that Norton Antivirus 2009/2010 is a reasonable choice.

Hi again,you are most welcome,do let me know how it goes. By the way,in your earlier post you mention that you tend to break a lot of stuff,i'm not sure what you mean by that.Just curious. I'm a tinkerer. I"ve found that the easiest way for me to learn stuff is to fix stuff I've broken. :)M.V.P. - Desktop Experience | M.C.S.A. | M.C.P. - MS Server 2k3, Network Architecture

see,well have fun.

It isn't bad, judging by the reviews I've read of it on PC Magazine, PC World, and etc. (general Internet viewpoints), but it sure isn't the best either. For example, it does not have as substantial of a behavior analysis component as many other Internet security suites do. I'd recommend paying for a Kaspersky, Avast, Avira, or a NOD32 subscription--all excellent security suites among the people who know these things--which should be much lower in price and yet have the highest of the top-notch security as well.