What is the best firewall and antivirus for a laptop with Windows Vista, and a wireless internet connection?
It depends on the version of Vista… some security doesn’t work with 64-bit os. If you have one of the Vista Home versions, you’re probably 32-bit. For antivirus/antispyware, one of the very best products is Spysweeper with Antivirus. It doesn’t hog your system’s resources like Norton. A really good firewall is ZoneAlarm (and it’s free). They just released the vista version. You have to search at the bottom of the product list page to find the free version. If you happen to have Vista Ultimate and it’s a 64-bit system, consider Kaspersky Internet Security. It’s a very highly-rated suite.