Here is a good page on security features I came across. http://members.accessbee.com/mitch/PhantomPhixer.html All the info here is safe , my earlier version was at Lavasoft Ad-Aware Support Forum. The info here, has been updated and links checked and verified on this site, with over 50,000 views , it works and you will be safer. NOTE to Spybot S & D users some versions of their software will show a false positive for C2LOP if you bookmark my site, it is fixed with the latest upgrade, BUT YOU MUST UNDO the immunize before the update! this is their official site and one of my post http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=18806 It is FIXED as of mid Nov. Phantoms_Finds this is a new page with a site that i think is intresting/usefull/deals with security/educational/or fun, a ongoing "work in progress page" IE and OE settings français ici This will make Internet Explorer and Outlook Express safe for the web. Remember Windows makes it easy, not safe! You will get system popups because Windows "knows what is best for you" so you might loosen up the settings a bit, but loosen up security at the same time. XP settings français ici This will make XP play nice. Some are security and others are basic tweaks and make it run a little faster and stop some of the annoyances. Newbie and Oldie's list This is the true "Gold Mine". A nice list and info on several programs to make the internet safer. FREE programs. All on this list are safe and work on your system. You need: 1. firewall... two on the list(free) 2. anti-virus... two on the list (free) 3. anti spyware... several. I recommend: Ad-Aware, Spyblaster, IE-Spyad, and others but if you install these 3 and keep them current you are really secure. But remember if you manually download, you can get things you don't want ;-) 4. then, info and list on Safe Mode, Cookie managers, Popup stoppers, checking out firewalls, and other goodies... 5.Anti-Spyware gone bad...a rogue list How did I get infected?.... an article by TonyK ++ There is more on the web site. Mike ~ It is a good day if I learned something new. Editor MikesWhatsNews see ~ http://www.mwn.ca <mikeswhatsnews-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> See my Anti-Virus pages <http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/mikes_virus_page.htm> <virusinfo-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> A Technical Support Alliance & OWTA Charter Member ~*~*~*~*~ Was this forwarded to you? Want to subscribe? Send an email to 1stpickpchelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe. For a complete list of email commands for our list send an email to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of "info 1stpickpchelp" without the quotes. If you wish to unsubscribe from our list send an email to 1stpickpchelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe To contact the list moderators send an email to 1stpickpchelp-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ~*~*~*~*~