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- Keep Windows and Internet Explorer patches up to date.
- Keep desktop antivirus software signatures up to date.
- Issue and enforce strict policies on user Web surfing and downloading activities.
- Use a Web content filtering program to monitor user activity and block access to Web sites commonly used to disseminate spyware.
- Install a desktop firewall on every laptop and desktop.
- Configure an e-mail gateway to block all executable e-mail attachments.
- Don't give Windows users local admin privileges.
- Test Service Pack 2 for immediate deployment on all Windows XP machines.
- Create a list of known good ActiveX controls and block all others. Lists are available from Symantec, PivX and other security vendors.
- Use commercial antispyware software to detect and remove existing spyware programs. Look for improved tools that can identify all types of spyware, including commercial programs that include end-user licensing agreements. Expect to see antispyware programs with centralized management and control features by year's end.
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