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Curt:
Some Advanced End Users and System Administrators may like this little tool:

XPY (for XP): http://xpy.whyeye.org/
Vispa (for Vista): http://vispa.whyeye.org/

Small tool which disables the default threats of a Windows XP installation. Besides disabling Windows and some of its components to communicate with Microsoft servers, xpy improves privacy settings and your system’s security.

Features:
• Disable Windows “calling home”
• Disable questionable services
• Disarm Internet Explorer
• Disarm Windows Media Player
• Remove Windows Messenger
• Improve privacy and security
• Improve performance





Though xpy is smaller than 60 kilobytes, it can close serious threats (i.e. DCOM) on long distance, where large service-packs can only protect you until a new security hole has been found.

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http://sourceforge.net/projects/xpy/

xpy is a small tool which disables the default threats of a windows xp installation. Besides the classic antispy features, xpy closes recent security holes like the remote procedure call (rpc) service and the distributed component object model (dcom).-MajorGeek
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http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4218.html

nite_monkey:
sounds handy, I'm going to check it out, thanks.

Veign:
Good find...

Nighted:
This look very similar to xp-AntiSpy. I will try this and compare.

wasker:
Small tool which disables the default threats of a Windows XP installation. Besides disabling Windows and some of its components to communicate with Microsoft servers, xpy improves privacy settings and your system’s security.

Features:
• Disable Windows “calling home”
• Disable questionable services
• Disarm Internet Explorer
• Disarm Windows Media Player
• Remove Windows Messenger
• Improve privacy and security
• Improve performance

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-Curt (June 23, 2007, 03:20 AM)
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• Crash my Windows at some random time and blame Gates for the lame software.

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