[jdm]

Help for viruses and malware:

 

 Ad-Aware ... Spybot ... Peper Uninstaller ... HijackThis... CWShredder ... Spyware Blaster ... IE Spyad ... BitDefender Free online Virus scan ... Trend Micro Free online Virus scan ... Kaspersky Free online Virus scan ... Ewido Anti-Malware ... LSPfix ... How to Show Hidden Files ... How to boot into Safe Mode ... How did I get infected in the first place?

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Things you need--(all FREE)

Anti-Virus
AVG

 Avast
Firewall
Kerio(Direct Download) Zone Alarm

 If are using zone alarm it may slow your PC. Try Outpost Firewall http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost or Sygate Firewall http://www.sygate.com/, both have FREE and Pro versions and are heads above ZA.
Misc.
IE Spyads SpywareBlaster Spyware Guard
Windows Update- you must keep updated, it is the start of a secure system-
get all CRITICAL Updates

[jdm]

Sorry about the errors. I just realized a few links are dead.

[Palladin]

Thank you for that.

Now will you come to my house and fix everything for me?

[Necrovore]

Good list except that Sygate has sold its firewall portion of the company to Symantec recently.

[Principled]

mark

[zeugma]

Placemarker so I can send links to folks still running on microsoft's treadmill.