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For effective security under Windows you need ALL the following

1) Firewall - I normally install the basic Zone Alarm and its fine
2) Anti Virus - AVG Free edition although people do tend to have favourites so feel free to choose another.
3) Spyware/Malware - you can't get an all in one solution for this, You need a min of 2 programs, 3 is better, Try Ad-aware, Spybot and Microsofts free one

4) The most important one!!! A brain - Don't open anything that you aren't 150% sure of. Don't install stuff that promises to make you rich, bigger, sexier or anything else beyond the realms of credibility.


One point of note - I along with lots of my techie friends absolutely hate with a vengence Norton products. They are resource hungry - tightly locked into teh core OS bloatware going. I'm sure there are loads of people who love it, teh techies tend not to be in that camp.