Using an alternate non-IE based browser, is one of the best means of malware prevention. I didn't think to mention a couple things causing issues with IE 7. One is the anti-phishing filter, which can be disabled. Another was posted by DocCrain, see... Ctfmon.exe and IE 7 issues http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1167888467?s As for Windows update site, there are alternatives to that too. See these recent posts on the subject and Auto update feature. http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1172614348 http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1172612246 Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
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