Good and Free system security combination.

Great post :) But I would also add the following:

MVPs HOSTS File:

http://***********.mvps.org/hosts.htm

Edit: No idea why it's being asterixed, but it can be found here (remove the spaces):

http://win help 2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

Secunia PSI:

Free Computer Security - Personal Software Inspector (PSI) - Secunia

Thanks Tom for the additions :)

EMET- Brinks tutorial on it.

Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET)

Very informative post Savior.

Dinesh said:

Very informative post Savior.

Savior? Have I been going to the wrong church all these years?

Regardless, an excellent summation of how to avoid getting hoarked.

I am using Firefox as my Browser:

Will MBAM Free, SuperAntiSpyware Free and MSE.

With a load of protection extensions:
AS Number 1.6
BetterPrivacy
BitDefender QuickScan
BrowserProtect
Click&Clean
Ghostery
NoScript
OptimizeGoogle
Procon Latte Content Filter
QuickJava
WOT
NoRedirect (currently disabled)
RedirectRemover (currently disabled)
RequestPolicy (currently disabled).

Might be a bit overkill but I like to be safe

Hopalong X said:

EMET- Brinks tutorial on it.

Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET)

Thanks Mike for the addition :)

Dinesh said:

Very informative post Savior.

Thanks Dinesh :)

profdlp said:

Dinesh said:

Very informative post Savior.

Savior? Have I been going to the wrong church all these years?

Regardless, an excellent summation of how to avoid getting hoarked.

Lol prof,yes this is my name,thanks for your good words :)

Infinite said:

I am using Firefox as my Browser:

Will MBAM Free, SuperAntiSpyware Free and MSE.

With a load of protection extensions:

AS Number 1.6
BetterPrivacy
BitDefender QuickScan
BrowserProtect
Click&Clean
Ghostery
NoScript
OptimizeGoogle
Procon Latte Content Filter
QuickJava
WOT
NoRedirect (currently disabled)
RedirectRemover (currently disabled)
RequestPolicy (currently disabled).

Might be a bit overkill but I like to be safe

Pretty much what I use now, I configure about 100 machines a year for a non-profit and I try to protect them from themselves as much as I can. Good config..

Rich

Thanks rich :)

Exactly as you said!!

"protect them from themselves"