Ash Williams

Hi Photoz I fix, repair, and sell PC's for a living. Without a second of hesitation I don't recommend the Norton or McAffee antivirus programs. They are horrible examples of bloatware. I second (or third?) the AVG antivirus recommendation. Its 100% free for home users, catches just as many bugs as anything else, doesn't hog resources or conflict with other programs. You can download it here: AVG Free Make sure you completely uninstall all Norton components BEFORE you install AVG, or you will have a real mess on your hands. Another great free program is Spybot. It complements AVG nicely as an anti spyware program. You can download it here: Spybot Use it to scan your system every month or so. If you are using a router or are on dial up, you probably don't need a firewall program. Hope that helps Ash