Here is a good general article about Spam, Viruses and Spyware from Consumer Reports magazine. It may be a good jump off point for more detailed info and ideas.
I totally agree Brad - ad aware is the best and at the best price
I just installed the free version on a friend's puter. Ran the cleanup and found 68 parasites on his drive. After getting rid of them the puter runs a lot faster.
It is freeware and can find stuff ad aware does not,
I use both on my PC
along side Zonealarm (firewall) also free
and avg antivirus (free for personal use)
It is freeware and can find stuff ad aware does not,
I use both on my PC
along side Zonealarm (firewall) also free
and avg antivirus (free for personal use)
Most of this was discussed a while ago in Q&A, HERE are more links of interest. It's worthwhile reading the whole thread as there are great pointers from many members.