Whish is the best antivirus out there? Norton or McAfee?

Although I use the free = Avast = 4 Home Edition - Free antivirus software - free virus protection for home PC: - full-featured antivirus package designed for home usage.(FREE) = http://www.avast.com and really like it as it has always kept me safe from virus, worms, trojans, etc.,

from what I have read it seems the top paid a/v, in no particular order, are =

Kaspersky = http://www.kaspersky.com

or = NOD32 from ESET Software = http://nod32.softwaresecuritysolutions.c...

http://www.eset.com/index.php

or Panda Titanium = http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ti...

or = http://www.trendmicro.com/en/products/de...

http://www.eset.com/index.php

For Independent Anti-virus research opinions see =

http://www.av-comparatives.org

http://www.av-test.org

Requires free registration = Latest test results from Virus Bulletin :

Independent Anti-virus and Anti-spam Advice =

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archives/p...

http://www.viruslist.com/en/index.html

http://wiki.castlecops.com/AntiVirus_Com...

http://www.av-comparatives.org

http://antivirus-software.6starreviews.c...

Review: Free Antivirus Software - about.com =

http://antivirus.about.com/od/antiviruss...

http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/defa...

http://www.consumersearch.com/index.html

http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/04/...

An important thing to keep in mind, regardless of which anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-spyware and firewall you use