During your computer travels, you will find many things that can harm your PC an cause slowdowns or even crashes. We at WikkedWire have provided you with the tools that WE use to keep our computers running like new. We suggest you download these tools and run them once a week along with you anti-virus program.. Here are some of them:

Got Adware, malware, or spyware problems? Download ad-aware6 here. (Run at least once a week, or more)

We also recommend you download and use Spybot Search & Destroy before or after you run ad-aware. (Run at least once a week, or more)

Some of the top anti-virus programs we recommend:

Norton Anti-Virus | AVG Anti-Virus (Should be run 24/7)
These two anti-virus programs provide REAL-TIME protection and email protection. Don't use any programs that do not have those options.

Just to be sure, also check your computer with TrendMicro's free virus scanner. (Run at least once a month)

Always run an anti-virus program and a firewall

Norton personal firewall | XP built-in Firewall (Should be run 24/7)

*** Ready to test your firewall for open ports? Click here and here.