ill start off by telling you i run a very clean machine.
and i use help from progs like super antispyware and malware bytes.
I also use firefox because of there awesome add ones.
2 very good ones that keep me and my pc out fo the danger zone lol
i know people dont like firefox because they think its bulky well i tell you that it will keep you from getting dumb malware/adware **** on your pc
Mywot also knows as web of trust is an add on which people rate websites. more often the bad ones that contain phishing and other ****. in the google.com search engine also on links should show a green(good) yellow(caution) and red(evil) circle which will tell you if something is bs or the real thing. it will also just give u a warning if u decide to go there u clik look at page anyway. it stops the scripts on the page before hand.
http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/forums.ddo.com there is the score for this site. you can just search the website u have doubts on in that page, but its alot more convenient as a firefox add on, because every google search all links will have a circle yellow red and green that way you know what links is bs.
the other big ad on is NoScript which blocks all flash,active x, java and everything else that starts a script till you say its ok. it pwns pop up blockers. pop ups wont even come up unless you allow that script.
http://noscript.net/ here is the site
http://hackademix.net/2008/10/08/hel...-clickjacking/ here is an article of the new build release
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzBqnLgOzwM here is a cnet video explaining the awesomeness of no script!