The first step in the battle to keep your computer system secure is to make sure you have antivirus software installed.I’m basing this data off the 300+ clients I’ve had in the past 30 days. Free Antivirus for Windows XP The best free antivirus for Windows XP in the last 3 months for us has been MalwareBytes AntiMalware (the registered version).The site cannot determine which updates apply to your computer or display those updates unless you change your security settings to allow ActiveX controls and active scripting.