I have a new computer. What anti-virus and other necessary protection do i need?

Where can I download the necessary protection free from the internet?. I should also mention that i use a lot of file sharing programs and even utorrent. So please let me know the necessary anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall..etc etc. that i need to keep my computer safe.

I have a new computer. What anti-virus and other necessary protection do i need?panda

Hi

Here are free anti-virus programs:

Avast:

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-...

Avira:

http://www.free-av.com/

Comodo AntiVirus 2.0 beta (I haven't tried this one yet):

http://antivirus.comodo.com/

You only need one anti-virus program on your computer.

Here are free anti-spyware programs:

Ad-Aware:

http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_awar...

Spyware Terminator:

http://www.spywareterminator.com/

Super Anti-Spyware:

http://www.superantispyware.com/index.ht...

Comodo BOClean (Heard it was good, never tried it though):

http://www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.ht...

Here are free root-kit detectors:

Sophos:

http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tool...

AVG Anti-Rootkit:

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/download-free...

These free tools on this website will help you detect fake websites:

http://www.callingid.com/Default.aspx