Hi Jeff,

> I guess this is just as valid as ever, after reading Jane's posting in
> ..chat.
>
> What do you think? Should I try ESET still?

Interesting reading! IMO, computing is not fun anymore...

I am still a big ESET supporter. It even works on my Windows XP development
VM without any problem. And of course, on my "modern" development VMs
(running Windows 10 and Windows 7).

At the moment, ESET NOD32 is my #1.

Friedrich