Yep, likewise on Pipex and generally happy.
ZoneAlarm freebie does the job pretty well; if you feel the need, there's an upgrade to the "paid for" version.
I'm not renewing my anti-virus sub. It failed to detect the last three to hit my machine because they were "brand new" and not known to the virus software. I rely now on firewall, not using MS OE or O, and not opening any suspicious attachments.