Firewall: I don't see anything wrong with the built-in MS Windows Firewall. Or at least I don't care (?)
Antivirus: I hated AVG because of the retarded user interface (I used AVG 6 or something a couple of years ago and the interface looked like it was written by some 13 years old boy). When I was searching for a free antivirus solution for windows two years ago I found free-av.com (Avira) and it worked with me so far: 1, Has a good virus detection algorithm (google for reviews on the net) 2, Does not look retarded. But it pops up an advertisement every night when it updates itself which annoys the hell out of me. Anyway that's the price for it. So there you go. -- Huan Truong
