is alone one antivirus is enough for the security of computer

[tavalin]

I always find that in addition to running antivirus/malware software, not clicking dodgy links helps!

Also keeping your OS/software patched up is a good tip!

[=assassin=]

Prevention is always better than the cure, and as well as the other tips given, just having a properly configured firewall in the first place with only minimal ports open for any applications that really need it (such as a game) will help. Anti-virus only comes into play when a virus is already on your system.... i.e. it's already too late.

[emjay2d]

I use none, and have no problems ever... I hope I didnt just jinx myself.
Granted -- my mom on the other hand (idk what she does) I'm sure would somehow find a virus that makes her computer explode.

[dcgregg]

Spybot is NOT antivirus, get AVG Free as well.

My personal opinion is to install Avast Anti Virus which I recommend to anyone over that of AVG (just my preference) also install Malwarebytes both are free. And yes Spybot is not an antivirus. Avast also comes with sandbox mode, remote assistance, browser clean-up, auto update for your programmes etc etc.

[Letchy]

I too do not use a form of anti-virus software. I've had no problems without one too. I do use Malware-bytes however, which does come in handy sometimes if I want to make sure I am not about to have a war in my PC, haha

[Rosebud]

It's not enough on the free version. But I can tell you it works fine with Eset.

For whatever SB isn't, it sure is out there watching over what happens on my PC. It had me surprised
when I loaded what I knew was a legit but a somewhat risque program. Must of been accessing some security api's or something. I knew that when i installed the program it might give me quite a show or get chucked out of the tower.

I thought ESET would complain, not a whimper. SB popped up to ask me if every address change was OK. You can actually trace the build process in the program by it's messages. There were about 6 pages that came up one after another.

That's when I knew it was working in the sidelines. Occasionally, it'll tell me it's doing it's job.

If this is what you get with the free version, the product must be even more reliable on the higher versions.

[styx]

A good Antivirus ,E-mail Security and patch management should do the job.

[shaithis]

I recently purchased MalwareBytes Antimalware cheap and it has caught a couple of things Microsoft missed....it also seems quite lightweight. To be brutally honest though, the things it caught did come from very dodgy sources and were treated as suspect to begin with......I cannot imagine many people needing that extra safety net but I guess you never know.

[Judge888]

Personally i stick to avg free all the time, then if i suspect a problem i get malware bytes and adaware jsut for further scans to catch anything avg misses.

[Wow MR Wolf]

I usually go for Avast and Malwarebytes. I can't remember the last time i got a virus.

[Smudger]

I go with MSE and the occasional scan with Eset's online scanner. It's free and it seems to get rid of some of the most horrible infections...

[Gh0sty]

Personally I use eset security suite combined with malwarebytes and ccleaner. Havent had any issues in years.

[walibe]

Smart browsing/internet use wil help keep you infection free but regularly make images of your PC if you are able to. Don't browse as the admin account either and its worth keeping the windows UAC control turned on. Its amazing how much is targeted at Windows users. Using Linux or MacOS not a lot is going on but as soon as I run a fresh Windows install and use the Internet I swear its a magnet!

If you want to get clever start looking into the world of routers and IPS/IDS systems. SNORT can be great to play with and there are signature packs out there which drop malicious content before it even reaches your PC. I'm very familiar with Sourcefire/SNORT and a few of their commercial rivals.

Google Pfsense to start.

[rich835]

My preference where possible is to use MSE and MalwareBytes. If I wanted to buy one, I'd probably choose Trend Micro. I'd certainly avoid Norton/Symantec and McAfee, they're both system cripplers. Trend Housecall is a great free online service if you're worried you might have an infection.

Aside from that, sensible surfing is the key. I like to have different browsers installed. I might use Firefox for Financial stuff only, Chrome for day to day surfing and IE for compatibility on sites which won't display properly. I use XMarks to keep my favorites synced between the browsers and my smartphone.
Never ever ever use a local email client, only use browser based email.
Clear your browser cache daily.
If you download from torrent sites, use a separate PC for that.
Be clever with your passwords too, never use the same password on different sites. I like the service from LastPass myself, highly recommended.

[realstock]

Microsoft Security Essentials and the free version of MalwareBytes gets me by.

Your get out of jail options are.
- Windows Restore Points
- Windows Backup and Restore.

If I ever get a virus/trojan, I am never confident it has been cleaned regardless of which program is used so I usually perform a rebuild. Make sure you have a backup of essential files before doing that.

[styx]

Get the paid version of Kaspersky or AVG .Free Antivirus offer only limited protection.