Security setup: What now?

Hello,

Been lurking here for a couple years, just recently started participating. I have previously used, god forbid, Norton - mainly because I (legally) got it for free through my employer. I have always felt that Symantec products were bloated and left much to be desired in usability. This year I decided to go with something else. Here is my current setup:

-Hardware Firewall: NAT + SPI router (actually double NAT as it is plugged into another network)
-Software Firewall: Comodo with custom rule set - Simple, works well. Rule set only allows programs what they absolutely need. I really liked the Outpost Pro 4 setup, but in the end it crashed at the wrong times and stuck its nose in too much (Why does it put its name in the blocked referrers?). I did not care for Zone Alarm either.
-AV: Nod32 + periodic online scans - Tried Kaspersky, made things sluggish and had problems with internet scanning. Noticed that it was doing funny things to the disk...
-AS: Safe download policy? - none installed, used Spybot in the past. Truth is I've never had any spyware, I don't download much though.
-Other: Use Opera/Firefox/Thunderbird, Turned off all unneeded services, checked for open ports, all updates installed, closed raw sockets, killed the messenger, frequently check my outgoing connections for funny items or servers and I ALWAYS have a recent backup (not XP System restore).

I like the idea of "layered protection", but what else do I need? What is recommended?
Any help would be appreciated,

-nate

Other info:
My PC is very recent: XP Pro SP2, a couple gigs of ram, 420gb made from a few SATA drives and a few high-end hardware products used for image processing. I like to use my resources for applications and navigation speed. It really torques me when programs take up absurd amounts of memory for a simple process, thus slowing everything else down (i.e. notification bar icons and TSR’s) Hell, half the time I end up uninstalling/disabling half the items a program installs and it works without any problems. I guess I like my apps to be light in footprint.

Internet is cable (6000/76

 

u have a good setup and it should serve u well.

if u want, u can add a HIPS (Host Intrusion Prevention System) such as SSM, Prevx1, Online Armor, etc.

 

Looks like a good setup.

Your choice of browsers is very good.

Some programs that I think may be worth a look are BOClean or Win Patrol.
I'd recommend Spyware Blaster.

 

Set up seems enough as u are safe surfer.
Anything u add to it just depends upon ur linkg mainly otherwise I will take it as enough protection though I am not an expert.
If I am in ur place i will just add two on-demand free scanners like AVG antispyware and SuperAntispsyware.
Spyware balster immunization will not hurt as well.