2008: Basic Security for Windows

Nowadays, Windows viruses, spywares and various malicious attempt @ computers are rampant.It seems as soon as you connect to your computer to the Internet, evil people is waiting to infiltrate your system and cause havoc. Setting up a basic security system for PC is now a must. I will guide you through with my own personal recommendation.

Step 1: Construct a perimeter of defense
Strong Firewall is the first line of defense against potential attackers on your computer. Forget about Microsoft windows firewall, it is just crap. The first line of defense against would-be attackers on your computer system is a strong firewall program. With a good software firewall you can monitor all of the transmissions sent or received by your computer.
Recommendation: Comodo Firewall Pro

Step 2: Search for Spies
You will never like spies retrieving your personal data and send it to some evil hackers or some companies. T o keep spyware from accessing your computer, you need to monitor your ranks (and files) thoroughly and often.
Recommendation: Ad-Aware SE Plus and SpyCatcher

Step 3: Beware of Plague
Evil Guys like bio warfare...They might send viruses/worms and infect your system. You got to have the technology to fight them.
Recommendation: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.17

Step 4: Employ Sentries
Having a sentry, is another layer of protection. It controls which apps or windows components are allowed to run on your windows. It works like a firewall (checks network packets) , it checks processes.
Recommendation:Online Armor
Thorough safety-check setup process and real-time protection is Online Armor strong points. During the initial setup for this program, you can select all the apps and components that are allowed to run on your computer. After a comprehensive scan, anyone who tries to gain access to your system will be allowed or disallow @ your very command. Like your firewall, once you've trained Online Armor to recognize your most-used programs, you'll only be notified when a new spy is trying to gain access.

Step 5: Send out your Scouts
A major threat to most systems is that they do know the potential threats of the website they are visiting. SiteAdvisor, a helpful browser add-on for Internet Explorer or Firefox that gives you inside information on sites even before you visit them. Using a color-coded system, a visual alert informs you whether a site is safe (green), requires caution (yellow), or is potentially dangerous (red). You need someone to warn you, don't u?
#SiteAdvisor for I.E: link
#SiteAdvisor for FireFox:link

There is no 100% foolproof system. What I recommend is the bare necessity of securing your home PC. It is a tedious process but definitely rewarding one.