Routers – You absolutely must be using a router if you have broadband internet access (through cable, dsl, etc., anything access except dialup). This is the simplest and most effective security measure anyone can take. Routers are small boxes, can cost anywhere from $20 to $80 depending upon many factors, and can be found [...]

First off, one of the most common spyware programs that people get is called about:blank. You will know when you have this as your IE browser will begin pointing to about:blank no matter what you do.

Microsoft’s outlook email program stores data in your document and files directory path. All your emails and contact information can be found here (just follow through the path to find your user name folder, then look for the Microsoft folder, then finally either Outlook Express folder, or Outlook folder, depending upon which email program [...]

1. Disable Unnecessary Services Because Windows XP has to be all things to all people it has many services running that take up system resources that you will never need. Below is a list of services that can be disabled on most machines: