…or more of these. As soon as you get a new machine built or purchased add an antivirus product and several spyware products. Even before attaching to the internet for the first time. This is not rocket science but I am miffed at how many people attach to the internet before being protected. Having a good AV suite and spyware client doesn’t guarantee complete protection but why risk a system meltdown by not installing the basic protection from internet creepy crawlies.

Spyware Warrior’s List of Trustworthy Anti-Spyware Products

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