Is AVG free basic all i need to protect my computer??????????

i dont have an antivirus so i searched and i downloaded the free AVG.....is this enuff? its only an antivirus ....it doesnt have a firewall etc.

Is AVG free basic all i need to protect my computer??????????download

AVG is as good as you can get for antivirus protection.

If you have Windows XP, you have a build-in firewall that's as good as one you can buy, but if you don't have XP, then ZoneAlarm is a good one to get. You do need a firewall along with the antivirus. But that's not all you need. As good as it is, AVG won't protect your computer against spyware, trojans, adware, etc. For that, you need the combination of SpyBot Search %26 Destroy and Ad-Aware, both free from download.com.

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But remember this: these things are only as good as you make them. they must be updated regularly and used regularly. Do a virus scan as soon as you install AVG.

Immunize the computer in SpyBot as soon as you get it installed, then run a full bot check. Remove everything it finds using Fix Selected Problems.

Run a full system scan in Ad-Aware, and remove everything it finds. Don't quarantine it, remove it.

Thereafter, AVG will update itself, but you have to update SpyBot and Ad-Aware weekly to keep them current. Then use them regularly to keep your computer free of junk and running smoothly.