Sorry! I have never trusted Microsoft to look after my computer systems in any shape or form In my opinion, Microsoft are about as trustworthy as standing on a frozen lake during a thore, hoping and preying that the ice is not going to give way under you, although you know it is certain to do so eventually. Personally, I think Microsoft will eventually screw up with their Essentials software package as they do with everything else they release. Their track record, guarantees it. If I was told Microsoft software controlled the systems of an aeroplane I was boarding or a car I was going to get in, I wouldn't be able to get away from that aeroplane or that car fast enough. I value my safety and my life to believe that Microsoft would not be capable of looking after my best interests. I would be moving away so fast, you would think that I either had a rocket up my backside or I had galloping gut rot and had to rush to the nearest bathroom, hoping I would get there in time. Oh crap! I failed! Sorry I am such a Pessimist about their products. Sadly, they have never proved themselves to be trustworthy, which is why so many people, like myself around the world, do not trust them, no matter the promises they make to improve their software. Sincerely: Dave Durber ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerald Levy To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 7:39 PM Subject: Re: Avast and Jaws again! Microsoft Security Essentials is the new standard in free accessible real-time anti-virus programs. It has a smaller footprint than either Avast or AVG, and is not a resource hog. Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Tighe To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 7:10 PM Subject: Avast and Jaws again! Recently people on this list have discussed false posatives with Jaws and Avast. I suspect that Avast has made updates since then. Have these updates repaired the problem? If so do you all think that Avast is still a good antivirus program to use with Jaws? To put the question another way, does Avast have a smaller footprint and take up less resources than AVG? Thanks, for any ideas you may have. Peter