If you want to take it to the next level install these add-ons. (Ad-Block, and No Script)

They are really nice but No Script is kind of a pain at first because it blocks all Scripts Java Etc. You have to allow it on every site you go to, but it remembers it so after a couple of days your browsing experience is normal.


As for not trying to reformat your PC at home????????? I'm sorry but Ray Charles could install Windows XP or Vista.
At one time I had 3 pc's, Power Mac G4 Cube, and two XBOX's running XBMC (Linux based OS) On my pc's running XP Pro I always format the main Hard Drive drive into 2 partitions with the partition the OS is installed to being 15gb. That way when you get a virus that you can't get rid of you can reinstall windows on the 15gb partition without losing everything you want to keep because it is saved to the other partition. In simple terms you turn one Hard Drive into two and it's much easier just to reformat than to try to track down a virus that 9 out of 10 times will come back or do enough damage to cause issues.