Security Software

I read this article about how I.E. blocks malware and ads better than the other browsers: http://www.pcworld.com/article/194060/internet_explorer_8s_malwareblocking_madness.html? I sometimes use Firefox, and Safari for internet surfing, but prefer I.E. most of the time. So all of those Windows updates do add to better security. Well they say that this site has lots of malicious ads: http://www.zedo.com/home.htm, but I didn't get any spyware pop-ups when opening the page. I have tried to learn some of the tools from the sysinternals website, like autoruns and process explorer. These tools enable you to see all of those third party programs that are running and stop the bad ones. Today I played a round of disc golf with a software engineer. He was talking about the type of work that he does each day and asked me about my job in on-site computer repair. Knowing how to install, configure, and scan with security software is important in an office and at a home. The security software that I installed this week on machines includes Norton I.S. 2010, AVG anti-virus, and MB. I am running Avast, AVG, and MSE on my home machines. At church the network uses symantec client security. I talked with the receptionist today at church, and once had to remove lots of malware from her infected desktop. Today there was an error when trying to install an application called OCD. I wonder if it is because of all those infected files that were removed a few weeks ago. Although I worked with hardware today, that is removing/replacing PCI cards in a desktop, more than with sofware. Even with good security software installed, don't click on links or pop-up web buttons that you are not sure are safe.