I came here a few weeks ago, looking for an alternative to Norton. I was a long time Norton user, and gave Avast free home edition a try. My first impressions were really good! I have a fast PC and love eye candy, and Avast provides that 100%. I also am very paticular as to what software is loaded on my system. I instantly saw the slow shut down issue that Avast had. I started a thread on this annoyance, and here it is just a few weeks later, and the problem is gone. I have to say I am impressed, especially after waiting days just to get a simple reply from the folks at Symantec when I had an issue. This forum is great, and the creators of Avast deserve applaud for their great product.

Thanks again! :slight_smile:

Douglas