In another thread I posted my rant about McAfee and Norton, now I need a
replacement and want to try one of the free programs.

It seems that AVG and Avast are the front-runners in this category. I've
done a search and gathered much info, but I'm still undecided.

I've downloaded both and tried both on my HP and both seem very good, but I
don't want to wait until one of them screws up my system to find I choose the
wrong program.

For anyone that has used either for awhile could post their experience it
would be useful (to many people I think).

Info that maybe helpful:

HP Pavilion dv9500t
Vista Home Premium
2.2 Intel Centrino Duo
2 GB RAM (2 cards)
Intel 4965AGN wireless
Bluetooth
Office Professional 2007 (heavy use of Outlook)
IE7 used heavily
ISP: Verizon DSL

Information on PC is private but not sensitive, no financial stuff, etc.

Any other recommendations for upgrading firewall and spyware protection
would also be welcome.

Thanks!!!!