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Don't forget your spyware scanners, either.
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May I add a recommendation on this? Aside from the regular Lavasoft Ad-Aware (which seems to be one of the most popular spyware and adware scanners around) I highly recommend you getting
Spyware Blaster. It sets up a passive protection on your browser (whether you're using IE or Firefox, I don't know about Opera though) that nearly nullifies all moderate to harsh spyware/adware threats that can be acquired while web browsing. Since it's passive, it doesn't consume system resources and does not need to be running to protect you. And the best of all, it's free.