Yes Fishy!
Every time I buy a new computer or reformat my older one, I do the following:
1. I download and install firefox + noscript
2. I visit majorgeeks.com and download and install:
a. spywareblaster to block any bad shit
b. adaware and spybot to run occassionally (spybot to block bad shit)
c. ccleaner to delete uneeded stuff from my system/memory/registry/ and I can access msconfig and uninstall programs easier.
3. If I ever suspect anything wrong, I go to trend micro online scanner
Anything else, I go to majorgeeks.com forums, run hijackthis, and go through their huge resource of programs, some made specifically for getting stuff off my computer.
Actually though, I never have to resort to online scanning or suspecting something is super wrong or asking for help...
I only say this because I have fixed other people's computers for them by following these steps (family, friends) Or even by just simply going into the task manager or msconfig, and deleting something bad in safe mode and checking the registry... I've personally not had a "virus" attack in years, and feel that if you get one, you're either Xerol, or just need to get on the ball and stop downloading suspicious .exe files and going to bad warez sites and allowing every plugin to install.
Seriously I will never use Mc Afee or Norton ever again. Those programs have always been more of a problem than a solution for any system I have ever been on. There's so much free stuff out there, who needs a resource hog that you have to pay for? Even if Norton HAS improved, I'm sure they are still too invasive for me to want to keep around.