[Thebaddog]

I use Spybot, Ad-aware and Free AV. Are there any other suggestions of apps that might catch the odd virus?

May Thanks.

[Red Badger]

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[Dasaji]

Trend Micro has been the absolute best anti-anything program I have ever used. My system runs smoothly, it catches EVERYTHING and I can compute with ease.

[petro45acp]

"I use Spybot, Ad-aware and Free AV. Are there any other suggestions of apps that might catch the odd virus?"

Either Norton or McAffee. The latest versions include spyware detectors. ZoneAlarm is a personal firewall that has some really good features as well.

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[trebb]

Make sure you also have a firewall (the one built in to XP is sufficient if you are also careful about how you conduct your business).

There is no magic bullet to protect yourself - while many apps are very good at catching new threats, and some of them are pretty good at detecting malicious attributes to brand new threats, there are a bunch of folks out there doing a lot of development to try to wreak havoc on your computer. The best bet is to install some good protection (anti-virus/firewall/spy-ware) and then don't get complacent. If you don't act as if you are vulnerable, you are likely to take a hit somewhere down the road. Eternal vigilance is imperative (in so many things)

Good luck

[cloud8]

In addition to what others have suggested, apply constant maintenance.

[The_Victor]

I use Spybot, Ad-aware and Free AV. Are there any other suggestions of apps that might catch the odd virus?

There is also a new second edition beta version of Windows Defender from Micro$oft.