Now what I would like to know is how my email got hijacked by some fishy Chinese Electrical retailer, all my contacts list were spammed by me etc, when I have the Avast email prootection of high setting that supposedly scans all incoming emails for malware?
Just because you have an anti virus scanner running, it does not mean your PC is safe.
You can have all the protection in the world but a pc will only be as secure as the user makes it.
Surfing habits and what you do with your pc all have an influence on its security. Using p2p apps like kazaa, visiting porn sites, not keeping your operating system updated, poorly configured firewall....................
"You download all manor of software and updates and it never really works"You sound like one of those people, no matter what they do its never their fault?
Its too easy to blame the software.
Maybe you should ask the question,
what am i doing wrong?What steps are you taking to keep your pc secure?
Are these steps adequate, how can i improve?