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Recommended Security Software

Deciding which security software to use can be daunting. There are many choices in each category, there's overlap between categories, and it's not clear what they all do. The software that I have picked for this list may not be the best for you though. Follow the "Category" and "Reviews" links, and then decide for yourself.

Category	Reviews	Free	Basic	Level-2	Level-3
Virus	Wilders	AVG and Avast!	AVG or Avast!	Norton or NOD32	NOD32
Spyware	Wilders and Home PC Firewall Guide	Ad-aware and Spybot-S&D	Use both Ad-aware and Spybot-S&D	Use both Spybot-S&D and PestPatrol	Spy Sweeper
Other Malware	doxdesk.com	Ad-aware and Spybot-S&D	Use both Ad-aware and Spybot-S&D	Use both Spybot-S&D and PestPatrol	Use both Spybot-S&D and PestPatrol
Trojan	Anti-trojan Software Reviews and Wilders	Ad-aware and Spybot-S&D	Use both Ad-aware and Spybot-S&D	Use both Spybot-S&D and PestPatrol	TrojanHunter
Firewall	Home PC Firewall Guide and Wilders	Windows ICF and ZoneAlarm	Windows ICF or ZoneAlarm	ZoneAlarm Pro	VisNetic FW

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