[SlowToady]

Not exactly. All AV software is NOT created equally. There are numerous tests available online that show that Norton's detection rate is damned low; lower than most others, and lower, even, than the free AV software. You can Google it if you wish.

Also, you can't say you haven't had any virus' when using Norton if you haven't used other scanners at the same time. If Norton won't detect it, you'll never know you have a problem.

They all "do the same thing" in that they are supposed to check your system for virus'. However, the heuristics by which they go about this are vastly different, leading to widely varying detection rates.

I'm not trying to start a religious AV war here, but be aware that there are MUCH better products, for the same or less money. In every instance that I've used Symantec/Norton products, the experience hasn't been a good one. Here's just one example: If you connect to a POP3 server on a non-standard port, like I do, Norton 360 won't let you connect and OE gives you cryptic errors. Only by disabling Norton E-Mail virus checking could I get OE to connect. WTF?