My NOrton expired today should I renew it or get something else?

[SuperDave]

outgoing traffic is only dangerous when you've already been compromised.

Your computer may become infected but at least, the infections are not calling home with all your secret passwords and other sensitive information.

[BC_Programmer]

Ahh, yes, that's a very good point; I was thinking of "danger level" more along the lines of probability to infect, not wether said traffic could contain sensitive data, which is far worse.

[Geek-9pm]

outgoing traffic is only dangerous when you've already been compromised.

Whoever said that should retract it. How about:
Mass breeding rattlesnakes and releasing
them in a schoolyard is not
dangerous if you are mentally ill.   

One of the biggest things the media picked up was how LimeWrie was providing software tools to allow professional criminals get credit card information and make millions. Not dangerous? Your e-mail list is a liability, if not for you, for your contacts.
Now don't argue about how easy is it was or not. It happened.

[BC_Programmer]

heh, Like I say, I was thinking more along the lines of danger from getting infected- since that wouldn't matter if one was already infected. But obviously the outgoing traffic from a trojan could prompt the download of further infections and the upload of personal information.