Computer Protection? Spyware, Anti Virus....?

I have programs on my computer to protect it. When I scan my computer and it finds programs or whatever that are suspicious, damaging, or whatever do I delete them or leave them in the quarantine? How do I keep my computer from getting these programs on here? (I don't go to any suspicious sites, at least I don't think so...)

Thanks so much!

Computer Protection? Spyware, Anti Virus....?nortan

you can pick a virus from e-mails sent to you from people who do not practice good protection on their computers and those who are out to do harm, and you can pick up virus just by surfing the net doing research for school etc. Not all of it comes from doing something bad on purpose.

here are a couple of pages for you to look at, one is on e-mail safety and one on virus programs :

RULES FOR E-MAIL

1. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE SENDER, PUT A CHECK MARK IN BOX AND MARK AS SPAM AND DELETE

2. IF THERE IS NOTHING IN THE SUBJECT AREA, AGAIN PUT A CHECK MARK IN THE BOX AND MARK AS SPAM AND DELETE.

3. IF YOU RECEIVE AN E-MAIL AND THE MESSAGE AREA THE IS ONLY AN ATTACHMENT, AGAIN CHECK MARK IN THE BOX AND MARK AS SPAM AND DELETE.

THESE ARE THE MOST COMMON WAYS FOR SPAMMERS TO SEND VIRUS AND SPYWARE THOUGH THE E-MAIL SYSTEM.

ANOTHER THING IS IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE, CHANCES ARE IT IS! MARK AS SPAM AND DELETE.

THERE IS A WEB SITE THAT YOU CAN CHECK OUT MOST E-MAILS THAT KEEP SHOWING UP OVER AND OVER TO SEE IF THEY ARE TRUE.