What is the best FREE anti-virus, firewall and internet protection software?
You can protect a PC very effectively for free, you should always install a firewall and have anti-virus software installed and running before browsing the net, its also a good idea to scan the PC with additional anti-spyware software such as Malwarebytes once a week, all the security software you need is available completely free, these are often better then the paid for software such as Mcafee, below are links to excellent free software, download and use all 5 to fully protect your PC. Avast Home Edition: (anti-virus) http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht… Comodo Pro: (firewall) http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/ Malwarebytes: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php Mozilla Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com WOT (web of trust)