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Firewall: Zone Alarm is a very good firewall. The free version suits most people's needs, and gives very good protection. If you need a few bells and whistles like cookie and privacy control, get the paid version Zone Alarm Pro (what I use). Anti-virus: If you need something right away while you are making a decision get the free AVG anti-virus. Its very good for a free anti-virus, but an anti-virus/trojan program is something you really dont want to be skimping on. If you do searches on AV programs, most results take you to sites like Znet, Pc-Magazine, etc., where the better-known programs like Norton, MacAfee, PC-illian, etc. duke it out in reviews. Results are (depending on which one is also a sponsor of the site or magazine) that they all give pretty much the same protection. They all are also very bloated and use a lot of resources, and forget about the ability to completely turn them off. If you search out independent (non-sponsored) security specialist sites or magazines, youll find another AV that is rated far superior to any of the mainstreams. Its the Russian made Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal (link). It is rated as having the highest percentage rate for finding/protecting against both virus and Trojans. Kaspersky also has the fastest response time for new outbreaks than any other AV. Updates are issued every three hours every day of the week. It uses much less resources and can be completely turned off when not needed. SWAMP