| I used to run Norton too, but the free update expired so I uninstalled it and installed the free AVG one instead. First thing it does is scans for viruses on your PC, and it found two!
I've always used ZoneAlarm (free) to keep an eye on things, and run SpyBot, AdAware and the new MS Anti-Spyware for belt and braces. There's also a firewall on the modem/router which helps too.
My bro-in-law had real problems with his laptop over xmas, managed to get "SpyAxe" onto it somehow which is supposed to be a free anti-malware but triggers false alerts. Got to the point where it was popping up boxes every 5 seconds and really slowing down his PC. It's a real pain to uninstall as it has no uninstaller, but managed to get rid of it in the end, along with 37 viruses (virii?) and another 8 pieces of malware. He was suitably chastised and now runs SpyBot with AVG in there too, again replacing NAV. |