Basic security guidelines for your Windows system
Your browser, no matter if you’re using Firefox, Chrome, IE6/7/8, Opera, or whatever browser is a huge, gaping security hole. Each browser has a set of ways to make it more secure and people will have vastly differing opinions on such. However, there are a few general guidelines that will plug up your browser’s security hole a great deal of the time. Since I only use FireFox, I’ll be linking FireFox extensions. Use Google to find similar add-ons for your browser.