firewall

ZoneLabs Zone Alarm - Free Version

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=388

norton internet security

not free put good, download from symnatic web site

Another excellent freeware firewall is Sygate Personal Firewall.

While Symantic recently bought Sygate you can still download the free version here: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Sygate_Personal_Firewall_Free_d3356.html

John

IE - Tools -> internet options -> security -> Restricted sites -> then add any sites you do not want access to your computer.

Can also use spy-bot to add a list of garbage sites. Not the best but definitely cheap if you do not surf much.

Hi-
I'm not looking for points so no need to rate my answer, as you have it already, go with answer number 1. I spent many month's researching and evaluating every free firewall I could get my hands on, give the points to answer #1 and go with ZoneAlarm.
mytwocents
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