Useful tools against spyware pests:

March 2005 Security Tip List:

russelltexas.com/antivirus/security.htm

Download Windows Defender from MS for Windows 2000 and XP machines:

www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

To manually start a Windows Scan for Patches and Updates click here:

v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

Windows Patches:

For Windows patches installed: Go to the Start button/Run/type: cmd and then type: systeminfo

Type or paste this into the URL box in IE and click Go to see what hotfixes and updates you have on your machine for MSIE:

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