For home use
Antivirus
We like Panda,PC-Cillin and TrendMicro. They both update automatically (when connected to the web).
We use SOPHOS Antivirus, but it comes only in 5 user packs or more. Most of our corporate clients use SOPHOS (
www.sophos.com)
eMail
Eudora version 5.2 (
www.eudora.com) and its has a free version where you'll get a few ads. But you can upgrade to eliminate ads.
We use Frontrange Goldmine for our email.
Stopping viruses is like a moving target. The minute you get hit, you move the target. The virus writer re-aims his virus and attachs again.
What you want are virus and email programs that are not in the center of the bullseye like MS Outlook and Norton. These are the largest used programs so they shoot for them. Big ego's have big targets.
Nobody said it was fun, but you've got to protect yourself.
Hope this helps