The easiest solution to you problem is don't use windows.
What's the difference between Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
If you must use windows then be prepared to do either spend way too much time trying to maintain its reliability or be prepared to do the occasional wipe and start over.
I use windows only to play PC games. I have no firewall, no anti-virus software, no anti-spyware software. I have never had a virus or spyware product in any OS.
For my family who must us windows I have a standing agreement with them that I will never fix their computer if they use IE or Outlook. If I go over and help them with a new install I always delete these applications if I can or just delete the shortcuts. The two easiest ways to get viruses, use IE and Outlook.
My mom has been running windows now for years with no IE, no Outlook, no software protection like anti-virus etc, and has also never recieved a virus or spyware. If you must use windows reduce the need to use other M$ products as much as possible.
The likelihood of being attacked means other than script kiddy style buffer overflows in your buggy browser and email client is extremely low.
FOX has a pretty good system they have cooked up. 10 mil people watch the show on the network, FOX. Then 5 mil, different people, tune into FOX News to get outraged by it. I just hope that those good, God fearing people at FOX continue to battle those morally bankrupt people at FOX.
-- Lewis Black, The Daily Show
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