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[hrwonk]

After a major crash, I had to wipe out my hard drive and have started to reinstall everything. I took the opportunity to upgrade to XP. My next dilemma: reinstalling anti-virus software. Any suggestions on which one works best with XP?

[StuartR]

I hope you realise that this question is likely to start a riot. People seem to have very strong feelings both for and against every Anti Virus product in the market.

See for example replies to posts <!post=157004,157004>157004<!/post>, <!post=162728,162728>162728<!/post>, <!post=170645,170645>170645<!/post>, <!post=181026,181026>181026<!/post> and <!post=185173,185173>185173<!/post>

StuartR

[WyllyWylly]

Further to Stuart's sound advice - any major AV package will work well. Just keep your definitions updated, or there is no point in having the software.

Many people like AVG because it is <img src=/S/free.gif border=0 alt=free width=30 height=15>, but evaluate and make sure you like whatever you choose.

[bigaldoc]

Ouch, it's like having your picture on the wall of the post office! As Stuart and Mark have said (and the example posts confirm) there's lots of good AV programs out there - prominent among them are Norton and McAfee. I checked a couple of days ago and the FREEBIE (AVG) still doesn't support virus checking in NETSCAPE email, so you need to be aware of that. Good luck in deciding.

[viking33]

Stuart,
I really got a good laugh when I read the first sentence of your reply. It was almost the EXACT reaction I got when I read the post from hrwonk. It's kind of like a discussion of religion and politics. Watch out!
Bob