Avoid Internet Explorer like the plague. IE will only cause you more problems.

AVG anti-virus is mediocre at best. Go with Avast or Avira anti-virus or even the free version of Panda.

Along with that get a decent anti-spyware like Ad-Aware or Malwarebytes Antimalware. I am sure Avast combines well with the 2 antispyware programs above, but not sure about Avira or Panda.

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Cooler Master HAF 932(Full Tower)
Intel® Core™ i5-750 Processor
(8M Cache, 2.66 GHz)
ASUS P7P55 PRO Motherboard
Samsung S27A550H 27"
(Class Widescreen LED HD Monitor)
5 WD scorpio black HDDs
2 DVD writer/burners
WIN 7 Ultimate X64
8 GB of RAM

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