Comment 4 Essential Programs for Securing the Non-techie (Score 1) 408
BitDefender Free - Automated, quiet, self-maintaining, and much better detection stats than MS Security Essentials - switch today
Malwarebytes Antimalware Pro - One time fee, adds even better protection for people likely to click on malicious links
Secunia PSI - Automatically updates software with vulnerabilities without user interaction - the most often missed crucial piece in a secure PC. Old Flash and Java installs make giving your parents' non-admin accounts pointless - malware will just use those to elevate privilege. PSI will keep everything up to date, without anyone having to do anything manually.
CrashPlan - Install it and point it at your computer. After the one-time setup, all your parents' data will be backed up to your PC. Off-site, automated backup for free. Far superior to a simple backup external drive that is vulnerable to malware running on their system.
