could anyone recommend

[Welshman]

Another option (though it would cost) would be to upgrade to the Steganos internet security suite, which will have it's own firewall and spyware programs.

[dean1234]

AVG is pretty good at catching Trojans Virus and other viruses.

[sparky]

I too use

AVG antivirus
Comodo firewall
Spyware Terminator

Between them they have kept me clean since I loaded this PC last July.

My only comment is the current tested release of Spyware Terminator 2.0.0.193 is demanding on memory. Partly the price to pay for being a running application rather than a scanner like adaware and spybot search & destroy.
A beta (on trial - could have bugs) version is about. One aspect of this update was to the reduce memory overhead. I'm waiting for the official release before updating.

[Deuce Bigolo]

There are a myriad of choices and what works for my PC probably wont exactly translate for yours

Some very useful articles/tutorials/freeware here

[crofter]

AVG seems to be the free anti virus weapon of choice, pretty sure I saw a link to a free years update to the professional version of it as well, if anybody is interested I will provide a link.
I use Spybot Search & Destroy for rooting out spyware but I don't think it has ever found ANYTHING apart from the usual mozilla cookies etc. but can't find any alternatives to it.

[Trumpton]

Steganos are offering that suite at a reduced rate just now. 25% reduction until 25 February.

[Trumpton]

sparky wrote:

> My only comment is the current tested release of Spyware
> Terminator 2.0.0.193 is demanding on memory.

So, for someone like me who's only got 256MB of RAM it'll be a heavy user?

[sparky]

256MB, your lappy must be a bit slow booting and the hard drive must be taking a battering as virtual memory.

You really do need more - or to your other post a new lappy.

Just for Windoze, laptop utilities like touchpad & processor speed control, AVG-antivirus, Comodo Firewall, Spyware Terminator and a few open Windows of Firefox right now I'm using 423MB. Spyware Terminaor accounts for 50MB of that.

I have 512MB in this lappy - maximum it will take. It had 256MB and another 256MB was ?12 on eBay.

[Trumpton]

I will be buying another lappy soon - probably around April/May time (finances permitting). The Prof has given me a few suggestions as to what to buy. Yes, you're right I do need more RAM.