What do I need to do to prepare my PC for a iMac transfer?

The genius at the store will be migrating everything for me, but I do moot want a bunch of junk transferring...I want a clean slate!
Will my bookmarks from Firefox transfer or do I need to write them down?
will my email contacts transfer from outlook into the apple email program?
Do I need to delete my AV g and C Cleaner, defeat glee and other programs for the pc or is it ok to leave them on the PC?
I guess I am asking...will it be a clean migration of comparable files and data if I leave non comparable programs on the PC?
I think I am freaking out about the transfer...any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.
Oh and I had to get a program to transfer songs from my old iPod to my new iTunes...will this program negatively affect my new Mac or is it better to just delete it? TIA!

No need to freak.
Basically your pictures, movies, music, documents, emails, contacts, calendars, and iOS apps will be transferred. Safari bookmarks yes, not sure about Firefox.
PC / Windows programs will not be transferred so you don't have to worry about any excess baggage.
Do not purchase, download, or install any similarly named anti-virus utilities, "cleaners" or such from your PC. Same goes for defragglers Your Mac needs none of this and will probably run poorly if you install such junk.
Enjoy your Mac
Start here for a very basic tutorial of all things Mac: http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4565

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