It's also almost impossible to find as freeware.

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
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| 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
| news:e$WUNBhEGHA.2856@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > 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.
| >
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| > Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| > Please reply to the newsgroup
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