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General Software Discussion / Re: Is Antivirus Software a Waste of Money?
« on: April 03, 2012, 07:54 PM »A good firewall. I use Comodo Firewall. Not the big Security Suite; it tends to slow the computer down. Just the firewall.
Malwarebytes AntiMalware, free version, and do regular manual scans.
WinPatrol and Threatfire keep an eye on suspicious behavior without depending on a never-quite-complete database of known viruses.
Sandboxie. Can't praise Sandboxie enough. Free, easy to use. Run your browser (or email or any other program) in a sandbox and any malware will infect only the sandbox. Delete the sandbox when you're through and the infection is also deleted, leaving your system clean.