Security Companies use EXACTLY the same "Scanning Engine" in BOTH their "FREE"

and "Pay-For-It" Versions ; the DIFFERENCE with an antiVIRUS program is that you pay

for more "Features/Options" and the Difference with an antiSPYWARE/antiTROJAN

program is that you pay for "real-time" protection/scanning. Norton has a very poor 18%

"Prevention Rate" in the latest "Retrospective/ProActive" Testing done by the

INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS at http://www.av-comparatives.org/ . And nowadays

Webroot's "SpySweeper" is generally considered a bloatware program . Would

recommend you "test" the effectiveness of those 2 by One of the Better antiSPYWARE

programs nowadays, namely the FREE Version of "SUPERAntiSpyware" from

http://www.superantispyware.com/ . And on these Forums the most usual antiVIRUS

program recommended is the FREE Avast Antivirus Home Edition, with Info at

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html . The Other usually recomended

antiSPYWARE program is "Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware" from

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php .

IF you are willing to PAY for your security, I recommend "CounterSpy" by

Sunbelt Software .

IF you do decide to switch from Norton, you should include the use of its "Removal Tool"

as part of the "Removal Process" .