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Computer Virus's are one of the most common causes of home computer problems today. There are many variants of a virus from a trojan horse to worms but they all have one thing in common...They love an unprotected machine. As with us, Prevention is Better than the Cure (and a lot cheaper!). Below you will find a list of available Anti Virus products that in my opinion will best suit your needs and budget.

When choosing an antivirus product below do not install more than one antivirus program on your computer. For example you could install AVG with Spybot OR you could choose a complete package like Zone alarm or BitDefender.
 Protection from Virus, Trojans and Worms
AVG by Grisoft is one of the most popular programs available. They offer both a Free version and a more feature rich version you can purchase.
Avast is another popular antivirus program offering both a Free home version and a more powerful professional version for purchase.
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security. Confidently e-mail, shop, bank, or share photos online, knowing your privacy and files are well protected.
 
protection from pop up windows and browser hijacks
Spybot gives you top protection from ad and spyware infections and its free. I recommend installing it and applying the immunization feature.  
firewall protection from hackers
  Zone Alarm  is now a complete package firewall which combines a powerful firewall with antivirus and ad/spware features.

                                                                                               

Trend Micro HijackThis is a free utility that generates an in depth report of registry and file settings from your computer, giving you the ability to selectively remove items from your machine.

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