How to build the ultimate PC security suite for free Oct 3, 2013 3:02 AM If you have a PC, you're a target.
Those kinds of sweeping, dramatic statements tend to set my eyes a-rollin', as the words frequently come paired with a pitch to spend your hard-earned cash on a high-priced security suite.
Here's the thing, though: As crass as the delivery is, the message itself is absolutely true. If the Bad Guys aren't phishing for your personal data, they're trying to trick you out of your credit card details or turn your machine into a botnet zombie. If you're connected to the Net, you really are a potential target.
But that doesn't mean you need to shell out cash for a premium security suite. While the likes of McAfee and Symantec offer simple, seamless solutions, it's wholly possible to cobble together a DIY security suite of your own that offers most of the protection as the boxed options, but at none of the cost. Once you've slapped these on your PC and read up on how to avoid the web's most devious security traps, you'll have a decent amount of protection from the majority of the web's worst boogeymen.
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