Are you protected? Unfortunately far too many people do not take internet and personal computer security seriously enough. The threat of viruses, trojans, and spyware is all too real. Often your computer can be infected without you even knowing it.

Nowadays the goal might not be wiping out your hard drive. More likely the goal is to use your computer as a "zombie" to send spam or, in the case of spyware, to feed you advertisments in the way of "popups". You know about popups, right? You visit a site and an ad window pops up. Very annoying. Do you know it may not be the website that's doing it? It could be spyware on your own computer.

It's imperative that you have anti-spyware and anti-virus software installed on your computer and kept up to date. Below is a list of popular programs for fighting viruses, trojans, and spyware. You'll also find a list of the latest security threats from Symantec and some useful tools for removing malicious programs.