E-Mail Provider with Virus Scan?

If an online e-mail service scans e-mail and blocks viruses and spam on their site, would I be assured of virus-free e-mails when I retrieve them into Mail? If so, which site(s) do you recommend? I checked out gmail, but don't quite understand their security feature.
Also, I only use e-mail on my home computer (not a cell phone, etc.) so would I set it up as a POP account? (I don't understand any of this....). Earthlink was my ISP and I had e-mail with them, but now I've switched to Comcast and they don't scan e-mail for viruses. I don't have virus software on my computer. I'm at a loss for what to do. Either get virus software (which one?) or an e-mail provider that does it for me. Any ideas will be appreciated.
I'm using Mail 3.5.
Thanks.

Hello Esther:
There are NO documented viruses that affect a Mac running OS X, none. As gumsie indicates, however, one should never say "never."
Good practice is not to open E-mail attachments from people you do not know. Phishing is always around and no E-mail platform can catch them all.
IMHO, AV software is a waste of time (sometimes money) and system resources. If one appears, these forums will light up so brightly, you would be able to see them from the moon!
Talk to Comcast about the settings they need to set your mail up. I use AOL as my mail platform (integrated into Apple's mail application), so I cannot speak to Comcast requirements.
Barry

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