There's alot to be said for changing your motor oil, locking the doors at night, etc., etc. (if it gets broke/deleted/dented/scratched/or just opened up, who is to blame?) not I. In reading the posts, there are alot of valid opinions out there, just as there are a lot of solid(ok, sort of), dependable firewalls, most of which are pre-loaded as Trial software with a new OS or Machine. The inability of the masses to stop ignoring the warning signs,like pop-ups or worse, when your files are nuked, do deserve what they get. Shareware to start, save some cash, learn it up, learn some more, then get what your OS will work and love with. Unfortunately, there will always be the 10%'s.