We all have some sort of virus protection or other programs running that inoculate you against Viruses and other forms of malicious software.
Most of us use the programs that come pre-installed on our computers when we purchase them. Usually we wind up paying good money for the years subscription just to keep the programs up and running
Unfortunately, not all defenses are built the same. It is amazing how much stuff one program misses that is picked up by the competition.
I have found some valuable programs that cost you nothing unless you decide to buy their "pro" version.
I run these detection and protection programs regularly and so should you. 
The following is a list of helpful (did I mention FREE?) programs.
Norton and MacAffee don't hold a candle to these.
AVG free....is a free virus protection program that you can download for free at...Grisoft.com
Ad-Aware SE... another free program that you can download to help you check your system for unwanted, you guessed it, AdWare.. (those pesky PoP ups) download it here...
SpyBot Search and Destroy... picks up on spyware on your computer.....
Even though I have AVG running on my computer as virus protection I like to run this one as a back up... it also catches spyware that others may miss. TrendMicro is a free internet based virus scan.
Happy Hunting.....
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