I've been using Norton stuff since I got a clue about a week after I got my first computer and figured out I needed a firewall and AV...

I have noticed no such new thing with norton's products which is related to LW or BS...no pop-ups on my end, etc..and yes, I am fully updated...

I am more a fan of some sort of virus/trojan has gotten in the box and has affected the AV and/or firewall (this can indeed happen, and yes I have had it happen to me)...

I've got to agree with LOTR that you should be using PG2 when using the gnutella network, the **** thing lights up like an Xmas tree..sheesh....