Comodo does have their Firewall beta 3 version out for testing. This includes 64 bit support for XP and Vista! I have yet to install it, but it looks good from what I've read. If you register at comodo dot com, you can download it from their forum...hope this helps!

Using a non-Administrator user account for daily-driver purposes is another free, proactive and very effective layer of security to consider adding to one's strategy. How-to page, which should pose no problem for Inq readers:

http://www.mechbgon.com/build/Limited.html

mechBgon
MVP, Windows Shell/User

I have used Comodo BO Clean, seems to be ok, any other suggestion? beside Windows Defender

by the way, Comodo firewall is quite good, but quite resources hungry and possible may hang SmartFTP, however, it is good to have to notify whether some program is sending out something, still using Comodo free firewall.

Good guide. Thanks.

a very short article, where's the rest? What about the simplest piece of security advise, if someone says it's free and you fall for it your fault - nothing is ever free...

And stop going to the pr0n sites, and the Game Crack Sites, and the pr0n sites...there is only one pr0n site I have never had problems with...and it's free

Please also include the 64 bit Windows. I love Zone Alarm, but I don't find 64 bit version. I like comodo, same cases. So please do I have use Symantec Personal Firewall in Client Security or Outpost Firewall 2007? Any good firewall for Windows 64 bit?

I'm afraid I don't personally have a 64-bit machine to test on. I think the best option for now is to use a separate hardware firewall, and perhaps use Vista's advanced firewall mode to get some more feedback about what's going on.

Things a are slow for the 64bit market for security software. I've been looking at reviews of the software and 64 bit appears to be overlooked completely. Forget paying for software which tends to be bloated, consumes resources (something which reviews are now including). Me..I'm waiting for the Comodo Firewall 64bit version which is due soon. As for anti-virus, I agree on choosing another vendor. Currently Avast! appears to be looking good and supports 64 bit. Doesn't matter what the reviews say is good or bad, what works or fails, most reviews for security software tend to contradict each other. Who is right?....another nightmare for the consumer?...use you own judgement when reading them. Read other peoples comments. You'll see a pattern.

If memory serves me correctly, AVAST has a freebie 64bit Anti-Virus product for home use only. Best bet is to run that with a hardware firewall (router), they are cheap enough now.