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I LOVE YOU! And to be on topic, I find WMP 9 to be alright as well. I don't expect too much from my media players, anyhow.

Nooooo! Well, I guess I'd just have to shell out the money for it, then. I wonder if they have some kind of multi-licensing plan? I'm a poor starving student. And to reply to a previous poster: I tried AVG out a lot, and the results were fairly disappointing. It sometimes fails to detect memory-resident viruses, or even viruses when doing a virus scan. I had to actually navigate into the folder for AVG to detect it.

I concur with the previous poster. MPC is pretty good. My only beef with it is the lack (or my lack of discovery) of a playlist function.

The NOD32 beta isn't free? Eh? Last I checked, the 2.5 Beta was still open to the public..?

NOD32 has a free beta out currently.

Actually, this helps tremendously. Thanks!

Um, I've already said that I've read the stickies already. I'm looking for more technical information on the software available. Each respective software site and their reviews aren't very helpful. But nevertheless, thanks for your input!

Hello everyone! My 90-day trial of Norton IS ran out, and after many problems, I'm interested in the product anymore. Currently, I'm looking for a set of programs that can replace some of its functionalities, namely: - A good anti-virus - A good firewall, preferably one that doesn't need much user interaction - A good ad/content blocker, preferably not the HOSTS method I'm thinking of nod32's AV beta, because I've been getting good results with it on another computer. However, the firewall and content blocker are a bit harder to find. I would prefer both features to be on the same program, but it doesn't look like there's many programs out there that do both. Also, I would like the programs to have the smallest footprint possible; I find that NIS can sometimes be a hassle to load up or adjust settings, because it's a resource hog. I've checked out the best AV/Firewall threads, but I don't see much technical stuff in them. I've also checked a lot of "analysis" and "review" sites, but they aren't much help either. Anyone have any suggestions? PS. Free/low cost programs are good. I'm a poor starving student..