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Sidebar: 10 Tips to Stop Spyware

May 3, 2004 12:00 PM ET

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  1. Keep Windows and Internet Explorer patches up to date.

  2. Keep desktop antivirus software signatures up to date.

  3. Issue and enforce strict policies on user Web surfing and downloading activities.

  4. Use a Web content filtering program to monitor user activity and block access to Web sites commonly used to disseminate spyware.

  5. Install a desktop firewall on every laptop and desktop.

  6. Configure an e-mail gateway to block all executable e-mail attachments.

  7. Don't give Windows users local admin privileges.

  8. Test Service Pack 2 for immediate deployment on all Windows XP machines.

  9. Create a list of known good ActiveX controls and block all others. Lists are available from Symantec, PivX and other security vendors.

  10. 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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