i don't trust tools bars from yahoo or anybody else. i make regular use of spybot search and destroy, ad-aware, spywareblaster and shootthemessenger. i use the firewall that came with windows xp and find it to be as tight as a gnat's chuff.

i had a pop-up blocker too, but it stopped the pm alerts that most phpbb forums have and i got rid of it.

i still don't use spam filters, which is a pain, as i have one email account that i rarely use anymore coz i get upwards of 200 spams a day.