I use KIS and never ever got a virus :] + the Firewall's good enough for me and it lets me play multiplayer games + it blocks ads, spam and does alot of other stuff [all I'd ever need] :]
$50!!? hmm KIS costed me ... ok nothing but you can buy KIS [supposed to be far superior to McCaffee] for $41.30/year ($67.20/2yrs) or just KAV for $27.30/year ($44.80/2yrs)... http://www.kaspersky.com/renew?prodren=15509
ok but don't state it as a fact cos I've got my facts and my sources (exactly like you do) which say that KIS is the best (McAffee for you) so I guess we're cool :]