Security

Xfinity and Centurylink offer Norton 360 as part of their packages.

To remove Norton, use the Norton Removal Tool.

Qwest/Centurylink - Use the Centurylink Installer

Comcast/Xfinity - Follow the directions at the bottom of this page

Avast! - Boot time scanner works pretty good

Microsoft Security Essentials - decent, fairly low resource usage

TinyWall - Low resource no popup firewall - manually add exceptions or use learn mode

Malwarebytes - Malware detection and removal

SuperAntiSpyware - Malware detection and removal

RKill - Kill apps that prevent you from running a scanner

ComboFix - small and effective against malware, read the readme before using

ADWCleaner - remove Toolbars and Browser Hijackers

D7 - Experts only

PC Screen Watcher - Monitor computer use with screen shots and time limits.

Solutions