Death of an old friend.....

[Bob C]

My new laptop came loaded with Norton Internet Security, a bundle of apps that does everything you're looking for. I recommend it.

I've also been satisfied with Spybot, Ad-Aware and Zone Alarm on my desktop. You should also try Microsoft Anti-Spyware. It cleans up all the spyware that Spybot does, plus it can be scheduled to run automatically and update itself.

I'm saddled with a Mac at my office. I would never allow one in my home. I know nothing about Linux but it seems that software would be hard to come by.