Is my computer security suite good enough? [closed]

Is my computer security suite good enough? [closed] I have a Windows machine and I run AVG free antivirus, Windows Defender and firewall, Spybot Search & Destroy, Outpost Firewall, and Prevx. I am just checking because I think I might have turned something up.
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Guest [Entry]

"You'll never be able to have 100% protection from all mal-ware, but what you have seems adequate. User action (opening untrusted applications, etc.) is really the difference maker.

Some new virus can slip through Norton just as easy as it can slip through AVG."

Guest [Entry]

"Surely, the only right answer is ""No"". You can never be 100% covered.

On the other hand, more than one firewall on the same system is likely to cause you more problems for little or no benefit."

Guest [Entry]

"The #1 thing to help defend a Windows machine is to not be running as an administrator. Was your dad an admin when that happened to him?

Aside from that all i use is an AV program (AVG or McAfee because my ISP provides it), Windows Defender, and Windows Firewall."

Guest [Entry]

"This is probably a little too much. I use AVG Free and Windows Firewall (an absolute minimum to be sure), but I scan my system with a few other tools on a regular basis. In two years, even with other family members on MySpace, I have found only one easily removed bit of malware. I agree with Ruston, the user's brain is the best defense for a home PC.

By the way, I would recommend Firefox or Opera in place of IE."

Guest [Entry]

"I see a lot of people advertising Firefox in place of Internet Explorer which is an outstanding recommendation. But no one has told him how to make Firefox more secure.

AVG - Yes;
Windows Firewall / Defender - OK (might as well leave them enabled though I would suggest a hardware firewall);
Firefox - Yes;

Firefox extensions-

Adblock Plus (Blocks almost all advertisements, and you can tell it to block the ones it misses);
NoScript (Stops sites from running ANY type of scripting without your permission);
AVG Safe Search (Rates sites as Safe/Unsafe in Google);
IE Tab (allows you to run Microsoft Updates from Firefox);

The only problem you may run into is knowing whether or not you should block scripts from an unknown site. That is what Google is for. Before you allow any scripts from an unknown site, google the site (don't go to the actual site though) and you will normally find a review telling you if it uses tracking cookies or contains Malware."