Yeah, I have Ice Dragon installed, but I'm currently in FF as I'm still setting it up with my bookmarks and addons, etc.  However, it does look promising and I'll be sure to give it a fair go to decide if it will be my default browser or not.  With its added security features I'm guessing it might very well be.

What's the point of a AV program if it does not do real time scanning?

If you want real-time scanning that won't load the old box down, see my reply #45

Thanks, Wiz.  Immunet sounds interesting but Server 2003 is not one of the OS's listed as supported.

In our case, the server is a file-server only (no Exchange) and touches the internet only for AV signature file updates and Windows Security updates, making real-time scanning less of an issue.  It runs a scan daily and we have daily redundant backups.  With our setup, our workstations are 'guarding the server' rather than the other way around.  We are currently using MSSE on the workstations because it's free, but these sorts of reports have us considering going to a paid option.  Our tech support vendor is currently recommending McAfee products as he feels they seem to have a more sensitive finger on the pulse and are quicker to respond to zero-day exploits.  FWIW.

MSE + common sense works out for me..

I bet the malware coming and going did not have any problem with your MSE installation either False sense of security, that's all Windows users need to sleep well.

Well I finally got around to installing Comodo Internet Security last night and I must say that on the whole I'm quite pleased with it.  Apart from being a breeze to install, it seems to use few system resources, even when scanning.  It did find a couple of false positives and sandbox them during the initial scan, Winstep Workshelf and Fastone Image Viewer, but upon completion this had been corrected and the apps were released to full usage again. 

Yup, I like having my security tools [AV/Firewall, etc] all in one toolbox, and Comodo has done a better job of it than Norton IMHO, so I'm feeling happier and safer with it onboard.  Also, it is more configurable than I remember Norton being, so I feel more in control as well... as in I can choose from "Safe" to "Proactive" modes if I want to.

Wonder if I should switch. Running AVG myself. Is Comodo lighter on resources?

Give Comodo Dragon (browser based on Chrome) a shot. Very fast and if you use their portal, super private/anonymous. Add Ad-block and whichever other extensions you like...

I'm actually using Comodo IceDragon and I find it quite good to use.  It is based on Firefox but it seems more secure and is just as customisable. I suppose I could always install Dragon and compare the two, to see if I'm keeping one or the other or both.  Thing is, I do like their software, so much so that I may ditch Firefox and some other system tools entirely.  I have been using Iobit's Advanced System Care to clean and optimise, but Comodo have something quite similar that I may switch to if it compares favourably.

Running NIS 2013 which is free from Comcast..............a sterling performer with a very light footprint 

I've not run AVG so Im not aware of its impact, but Comodo has a fairly small footprint on my machine.  However, given my rig is fairly high end, I couldn't say how Coodo would run on yours.  Thing is, you could try it to see how well your machine runs it.  If that's well, all well and good... if not well you've lost nothing as it is free to use on home PC's.

 hahaha

well we tested the windows defender a bit last week, on 2 identical computers same hardware setup same software, we downloaded a random keygen from the web that we tested via virus total in advanve. (i recommend not to try this kind of stuff at your home PC unless you know what you are doing since it might end badly for your pc health)
The keygen was listed by 8 programs on virus total as Keygen- every other program listed was silent about the content and marked the file as good.
keep in mind that the file was still compressed.
Ok now before we grabbed the keygen we updated Wdefender and rebooted.
We then downloaded the file simultaneous... 

here is the point where strange stuff happend..
as soon as my little keygen was downloaded windows defender popped up and warned me about the keygen...
(the keygen was still compressed)
on the second computer nothing happend... no pop up window nothing -
My buddy began to laugh and looked a bit confused at the same time we checked defender settings to be sure nothing else was different on his defender setup.
then we unpacked the keygen on to his desktop ( note after unpacking defender remained silent )and made a defined search with defender.
defender said that everything in that folder is ok and no threat at all...
we repeated that test... nothing happend
back to my computer i unpacked it and defender started to warn me again.

We could figure out why it does warn one User but not the second, we contacted MS about this, they took note but there was no feedback about it.
That is why i went and got a shield that does the job 





 

It's possible the keygen was actually clean....but the compression algorythm used kicked the warning into action...