Worm and Exploit protection

I recently downloaded and used the program PreView from here, at majorgeeks.com. When the scan was complete it told me that my computer was still vulnerable to many forms of threats, many of them Exploit and Worm types.
I was wondering, what's the best protection against these threats (preferably freeware)? Is there any program that you guys specifically prefer using? Or else, how can I configure my protection so that these threats are also covered?
Thanks, Faust.

 

Welcome to MG's!

A Sticky thread in our Maleware Forum has the answers you seek How to Protect yourself from malware!

 

Thanks for the tip and welcome AbbySue.
However, that thread is the first one I checked out (and follwed) when i first came here to MG. Still, the testing program (the afore mentioned PreView) still shows that I am vulnerable to too many threats for my taste.
I tried scouring the download pages for more specific programs (anti Exploit and Worms), but came up with only one (AntiWorm), which updates very slowly.
My question was more related to specifics, that to malware in general. Thanks for the help though!

 

I tried PreView myself, it seemed pretty clear that the program tries to sell you the authors program for hardening your computer, even if you have quite good security. PreView is still useful, if you take it with a grain of salt.

In the sticky, I noted it says ewido is a 15-day trial. It's actually free for just the scanner/remover tool. At the end of the 14-day trial, the background guard and auto-update features are disabled if you don't pay for it, but you can continue to use the on-demand scanner (and update it manually) indefinitely. I highly recommend it.

You can have the scanner along with another program that offers real-time protection (I have it along with MS AntiSpyware) without slowing down your system, since it doesn't run all the time.

 

Thanks for the tips.
I know PreView should be taken with a pinch of salt since it tries to sell you the main program, but still, gaining a high score on everything but the threat section kinda alarmed me.
I'll definitely try out Ewido and a².