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A useful tool to have is Hijack This! in conjunction with Spybot and Adaware. It's not a tool for the novice though but it comes in useful when things go bad. I also clean my cache/registry/temporary internet files using CCleaner, I also use this for secure deletion of items using NSA (7pass) standard deletion as I handle some sensitive docs.
Personally I use he following (all free some require online activation)
Comodo Firewall
Avast Anti Virus
Lavasoft Adaware
Spybot
CCleaner
Hijack this!
Also I'm fortunate enough to have 3 pc's. I use my laptop for p2p/work and my HTPC for playback. These never come into contact with the 3rd pc, which is where I do my ebaying/banking/secure transactions.
I tend not to mess around with trojans. tracking cookies etc not an issue, but trojans/keyloggers etc, I've always done a complete reinstall of the o/s (happened twice since 2000). I just don't feel comfortable using a PC hat's been compromised.
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