What is the best virus Protection?

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What is the best virus Protection?microsoft

I have been selling (and more importantly studying and testing) internet security products for over 15 years. Buying ANY antivirus program alone is like taking a fly-swather to a wasps nest.

You need 4 main methods of protection.

1. Rookits Detection

2. Spyware Detection

3. Virus Detection

4. IP Address and Keylogging protection.

Rootkits are the MOST stealth method currently for carrying and hiding the very worst of spyware software into your system and burrying it where even the Nortons and Mcafes cant find them.

1. F-Secure offers Blacklight Rootkit detector for FREE on their website, which is the worlds BEST at this single task.

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Once you have your rootkit detection software installed you need to buy an ''internet security suite'' to take care of everything else.

You want free? Try Zone Alarm (free version of firewall), Adaware (free spyware software), Avast (free antivirus software), this is a great free combo.

So far you've spent $0 for a heck of a good suite of software.

If you want to pay for the BEST Suite, I would purchase Zone Alarm Suite.

Zone Alarm Suite is PC Magazine's choice as well as my choice for the very best in internet security for your PC. And its the easiest to use, in my opinion. Just remember to download the free Blacklight software for the best set of security tools available on the PC today.