Internet is slow on tiger 10.4

Guys,
I am a new mac user who barely knows how to tweak a regular PC with scan disk, defrag and emptying cache and deleting cookies. Can anyone tell me how to speed up my mac mini? I had good success with my pc by downloading new spyware. Do macs need spyware or anti virus programs installed? Also, I hear people talk of deleting special caches to speed up computer. All I know is the "empty cache" link on the safari link up on top. That I do. Can anyone help. Remember, I dont know how to acces anything that is not at the top of the page like safari, file, edit, etc.
thanks a lot,
Marc

Marc,
Welcome to Apple Discussions, and the relatively maintenance free Mac OS.
One of the best places to get started answering your questions is The X Lab, by Dr. Smoke.
I would recommend these articles to get you started.
1. Maintaining Mac OS X
2. Tuning Mac OS X Performance
3. Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware
I do not use Anti virus software but I do have the OS X firewall activated.
;~)

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