How can I improve my windows security

[Romany]

I have a windows XP computer which is working well. I have relatively low hardware configuration here. So if I add any antivirus then the system works extremely slowly. I need some tips on protection my computer on internet. What you suggest by which I can improve the protection of my windows computer without making it slow.

[Antonio1]

You have to utilize appropriate antivirus software. There are thousands of innovative strains of viruses and system worms released every year. The most excellent thing you can do to protect infectivity from these poisonous strains, is to utilize appropriate antivirus software. There are a group of superior antivirus software producers that you can select from, like Symantec, McAfee, Kaspersky Labs, etc. - immediately to declare a few; it is not compulsory to download trial versions of such antivirus software, and try them in organize to select what fits your most excellent in terms of handling, ease of utilize and also price.

[Milton.J]

For this you have to use anti-spyware programs. If your antivirus does not contain anti-spyware tools, and even if it does, it is highly recommended to use additional anti-spyware software. These programs work in a similar fashion as antivirus ones, they have a background monitor and also a scanner that you can choose to use and scan your computer for known adware and spyware programs. Windows Defender and SpyBot are just a couple examples of useful programs that you may want to check out.

[Spyrus]

You can see an additional firewall/router to protect your network and/or computer from Internet attacks. In most cases, your computer will either be part of no network (a home computer for example), or part of a small home or business network. A home computer may usually be directly connected to the Internet, through a modem. In such cases, you can insert an additional firewall device in between the local computer or local network, and the Internet. This device can be either a firewall/router appliance or a server configured as firewall.

[Snake08]

There are various firewall appliances that you can purchase for this purpose, from well known manufacturers like Linksys or USRobotics for example, and such devices are indeed affordable today. As an alternative, if you have an older computer around, you can configure it to run as firewall using a free dedicated operating system for this purpose, like Monowall for example. Please note that you will need basic network configuration skills at least, to be able to configure your network and to use an additional firewall. In any case, by inserting this additional hardware firewall in between you and the Internet, you are significantly increasing protection against Internet-based attacks.

[Zachary]

You have to use a startup monitor program to monitor new programs installed that auto-run at startup. A good example of this type is WinPatrol that will monitor any new startup registry additions and will prompt you whether to allow or not, these additions to remain saved in your computer's registry. This is important because adware/spyware programs usually insert startup commands for themselves inside startup registry keys, and in this fashion the adware/spyware program will be automatically re-launched at each computer startup.