i got avast but it keeps poping this up latly Information about current update: Last encountered error: The license key for this product is invalid or expired. Total time: 4 s the time always changes. other that it works fine was i sapposed to registur this free program...?
yep, register for free at: http://www.avast.com/i_kat_207.php?lang=ENG when finished, it will send youi a serial via email for free, that serial will last you a year, as said before..
for firewall, i trust Sygate Personal Firewall at: http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm I had it for a good month now, and it totally rocks! It's just as strong as ZoneAlarm but easier to set up.
Microsoft should provide a firewall, unless you haven't upgraded your Xp yet(or your on an even older version). If that's the case then I recommend using ZoneAlarm's Free FireWall, or what ^^ this guy said.