Software You Always Install??

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Comodo Firewall 3.0 (freeware)
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

there are now some additional non-free features, absolutely useless. Just consider the free version as a 100% full version, absolutely amazing firewall. I've been a member in their forums for almost two years now, I really trust them. Just give it a try :thumbup1:
(just one thing, be sure to deactivate UAC in Vista before you install CFP, or you'll get into troubles after rebooting; you can always reactivate UAC after the first reboot, but tbh it's useless, CFP comes with a HIPS - you can discard the HIPS install if you don't want it though)

Other software that I always install:

Avast, SpywareBlaster, CCleaner, AVG anti-spy (just the free version / non-resident) for scanning and removal of malware if any...(have used Spyware terminator in the past, but it doesn't seem to like Vista very much, or Vista doesn't like it:wink but honestly, I've almost never had any infection on the PC, because:

FIREFOX FTW!

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