Guys
Thanks very much for all the quick replies it is much appreciated.
I have just downloaded the Grisoft AVG6 and run it, no viruses found thankfully. It doesnt seem to have draged the system down yet and the updates seem a lot easier than Macaffe. As a Scot the price is also an attraction.
I will continue to back it up with Housecall as this has found viruses in the past that an updated Macafee did not.
As I said in my original post I have used this forum for about 18 months to get any info I need from Excel queries to building a system, and prefer it to any of the PC magazine websites which tend to be full of too much geek speek. Keep up the good work and hopefully I may be able to return the favour one day
Cheers
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