EricBall's Tech Projects - sensible guide to safe computing?

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One of the things I did while visiting my in-laws was to do some cleanup of their computer. In spite of having the McAfee suite, they'd managed to pick up a bunch of malware. I suspect it started with some kind of "free" download which installed a toolbar or taskbar tool, which then installed something else . . . and next thing you know they're getting random pop-ups and error messages.

 

Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone has ever found a sensible guide to safe computing? Not just "install anti-virus*, anti-spyway, system updates", but behaviour rules of thumb. And websites with solid info on anti-spyware software, not just regurgitated press releases and links to malware in disguise?

 

 

 

 

* I firmly believe that true viruses are virtually extinct 'cause they don't spread fast enough and generate $$ for anyone except the anti-virus sellers. My home PC has run without anything more than my NAT router/firewall and MS utilities for almost a year.

 

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