I am about to get a broadband account, could someone advise me what security measures I should take please? Do I need an anti-virus solution, a firewall and an anti-spyware program? Or is there one catch-all solution? If you could suggest actual products that would be great. Thanks

You need to get the following firewall=Sygate free, antivirus=AVG free, Spyware=Spybot, Adaware, Spywareblaster(activeX protection)free and available from http://wilders.org/

Your best defense would be a router. Get one. i_XpUser

Router firewall is best, but if not get a software firewall (zone alarm free or sygate), antivirus and spyware/crapware cleaners. Just go here and pick one from each list. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12221946~mode=flat From the Privacy Related list, pick 1,4,5,6,7,8,10,11! And go back to the main forum everyday and check for updates or check here!!

I never did get this.. zone alarm specifies exactly what ports are allowed both incoming and outgoing so why is a router better? A router doesnt stop DOS connections right? Firewalls arent allowed to police certain copnnections and neither are routers so what the diff except the $$$?? A computer is a perfectionist's nightmare.