Advice on security issues

I recently was give a notebook at work and it is pretty simple
WINDOWS STARTER EDITION
74 GIG HDD
1GIG RAM
CORE DUO INTEL
pre-installed and outdted expired KAv6
My question is what do you suggest for security.

I also have another laptop
Vista home premium
1 gig ram
74 gig hdd
no idea what would fit best .
can you please help

 

I could suggest a whole lot but probably notingh u havent heard of before. It all comes down to personal taste/needs/experiences/etc.

The following i recommend to most people>

AV: DrW SS(new though) or NOD or PROT
Suite: Avira or KIS or ESS
Firewall: PvtFW(buggy at least on my system but otherwise very impressive n highly underrated) or OA(Future Unknown)
AS: SAS or MBAM(Underrated)
AT: TR(Underrated)
HIPS: OA or DSA or SnS or PX
Light HIPS: WP(Highly recommended)

 

I use Windows 7 but very similar.

Don't use any resident AV or AS application, waste of resources, especially CPU (very outdated technology and its far from perfect which means safe).

I use: UAC set to maximum, Router, Windows Firewall and DefenseWall, and on-demand scanners. This line-up doesn't slow down my system at all.

You can choose from more software firewalls for Vista I guess, Online Armor gives very good protection (HIPS) and with Sandboxie you can set aside resident AV's.