Thanks. I think I might give it a whirl on this machine (laptop). There is nothing critical on it.

>I was very hesitant to use it at first because I felt like it was Enron-ing my PC, but after several reviews gave it high praise, I've switch to Microsoft Security Essentials.
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>>Which AV program do you use? Maybe I should switch when my current license period ends. For several years now I have used the pay version of AVG, even though they have a free version. Maybe that is based on a faulty assumption that it must be more secure.