man, this topic has gone on here soooo many times, this is just a suggestion to future posters about this and also, to the TS. There are tons of AV's out there and tons of Firewalls out there. Besides AV's and Firewalls like ESET Nod32 and Zone alarm, but besides that, anybody who looks for an AV or a firewall really all depends on the knowledge of the user, thier preferences and how hardcore they are in...downloading files, surfing the net. But i mean, if your just a casual user, maybe go on the net maybe 1'ce or 2wice a day, then something small would be in hand. You should really test things out, for yourself and switch things up a bit. In my opinion and a few years of experiance, i'd say that Nod32 would be the best out there. Another thing, if you want to download files, and you dont want the hassle of AV's and spending money and so forth...you should look at VirusTotal - Free Online Virus and Malware Scan | this is an online AV which has more than 10 AV's in line, back to back, that scans files. 24/7. and as they say, your better off scanning files with more than one AV. Happy searching.