I use a laptop with good LAN web connection, 4 GB RAM, Avast 5 backup up by the Firefox Add-Ons Addblock-Plus and NoScript, with the Free Threatfire running in the background. I occasionally activate SuperAntispyware which so far has only detected relatively harmless single Cookies (like double-Click or such).
Considering all these privacy measures are free I consider myself pretty well covered, but suspect that Avast alone would probably do the job.
These past few days my Firefox (latest edition) has been slowing to snail's pace – almost freezing, with the hard disk churning in protest. I cannot figure out why and so suddenly – I have plenty of disk space (75%+), use CCleaner once a week when more than 150 MB needs cleaning, I have also used Ccleaner's register cleaner which cleans out traces of old programs – although I am not sure if tampering with the registry is a good idea, especially since Ccleaner finds so few issues there – but I cannot see any harm in clearing out traces of deinstalled progs.
My hunch is that the Firefox slows everytime I log into a discussion forum powered by Disqus on the Daily Telegraph.
Any ideas?
regards