Thank you my friends for your replies. I like the idea of a dedicated PC which I can crash and burn and rebuild, and put in 'my DMZ' and protect 'my network' but I had in mind average Joe with just one PC and not too much spare dosh. (Y'know, the millions who would go buy real CD's if money was no object). I have settled on Sygate personal firewall (free) with a few advanced rules such as blocking Cydoor and some IP's at ads.mp2p.net (I use Piolet). Alongside Solo anti-virus which costs a few bucks. And of course Spybot S&D. And I haven't seen a single pop-up ad or virus for a while (other than the ones my Doc finds at the men's clinic).
Seriously though, amidst all the controversy about P2P, the moral debates, and the legal action against individuals, for most people, protecting your PC is a much bigger and overlooked issue for which there doesn't seem to be a packaged solution.
Any other suggestions for a quick easy solution for non-techos?
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