Thanks Joan for info ....... makes me happy to have something for free to use ............ lol When I bought my new computer it had Norton's on it , which I knew I needed to get rid of because of all the knowledge I had learned from the list ....... Thanks again ...... Gerri Mason OhiO In a message dated 8/8/2008 6:57:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I don't know how many of you read Consumer Reports, but the current issue tested and ranked Internet Security software and McAfee came out with an excellent ranking. However, they didn't mention the free version of the software and I contacted them to see if they knew if the free software offered by AOL and other ISPs was as affective as the version they tested. The reply I received stated that while they hadn't tested the free version they believed that it would have the same excellent level of protection against malware but they added: "Other features of the commercial suite, including PC cleanup, identity protection, and network utilities, are missing, according to this web page: http://daol.aol.com/security/checklist/. " Of course, the AOL version does include the SpyZapper software and there are plenty of other places to obtain the other features should you want them--but it would seem to me that the lack of all that "stuff" actually makes the free version more attactive to me as it would be less of a drain on your computer's resources. I thought others might be interested in this information. Joan **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut0005000000001 7 ) ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AOLERS-ROOTSWEB ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 )