How To Protect your computer

One of the many questions I have come across today is what is the best way to protect your computer? Whether it be from hacking or viruses, there are many programs available to consumers that will protect your computer from these sort of things. On a more personal note the first thing I myself do when I've purchased a new computer is I uninstall the trail anti-virus program that comes with the computer and I install AVG.
There's a free version and there's full protection. With the full version you get a lot more than what the free edition gives. For example, you get different types of protection that is built into the program like AVG online shield which protects you while you're downloading files by scanning them, and you get a built-in fire-wall and spam blocker all in one program Now AVG is not the only anti virus program out there this is just one of many. Now you may ask what if I can't afford the Full version of this program? There is a free version, and the version is good but you won't get the full protection you need for your computer. In addition, there are other programs you can instill to go along side with AVG such as Spy bot search destroy, Ad-aware.
One of my personal favorites, that I use on a regular basis is ccleaner which is a program that cleans you registry and removes files from your computer to make your computer and browser run faster. This is just a little advice for all of you computer owners to improve your browsing experience