Browser. While Windows comes with Internet Explorer for several reasons it is a very unsafe browser to use. There are several free browsers that are safer to use than IE.
I personally recommend and use exclusively “Chrome” from Google. It is also also the easiest for the average user to browse with. It has multiple tabs so you can have several pages open at once.
Another would be” Firefox”. It is used by a lot of people but is probably a browser used by more experienced users. To be honest, even I felt like it was a little difficult to use at first.
There are other you might want to look into including Maxthon, Opera & Safari.
Office Suites. The gold standard is Microsoft Office 2010. It is very expensive! There is a great solution that is open sources, totally free and will open and save files in the Microsoft format. They have programs that are very similar to Office Word, Power Point, Paint and Excel. Get the FREE download at www.openoffice.org
Anti Virus. Microsoft has finally out a great free program. The Microsoft Security Suite. It is very good at catching malware- virus issues and spy wear. All on it’s own with out using up a lot of system resources. You can it here: Security Essentials I use to be a fan of AVG Free but that is not the case anymore. In fact, I would suggest you are better off with the Microsoft Product than the paid AVG program. Or most others. Now, your behavior is far more important that the software you use but why pay for it if you can get it free. Many new computers come with trial versions of anti virus, remove it! Find the removal tool for your particular program and get rid of it They use up resources and cause a false sense of security.
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