Did you forget The other component?
Windows Updates.
Of course a healthy dose of common since as the fifth goes a long way as
well, but it is harder to measure.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> No. You need three kinds of protection:
>
> 1. A firewall. You're running the WIndows firewall, which is OK, but since
> it monitors incoming traffic only, it's not as good as almost any
> third-party firewall which monitoirs traffic in both directions. I use and
> like the free version of ZoneAlarm
>
> 2. An anti-virus program. AVG is a decent choice.
>
> 3, Anti-spyware software. Because no single product catches everything,
> you need several to protect you. I recommend the following, all free:
>
> Spyware Blaster
> Adaware
> Spybot Search and Destroy
> Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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