With much appreciation and thanks to the following resources, without which these articles would have been impossible:

Part 33: Must-Have Protections from Spyware
What's Lurking In Your PC?
Stealthy Trojan horses, modular bot software dodging defenses
AntiVir Personal Edition Classic
AVG AntiVirus
AVG Free AV

Part 32: More Rootkit Revelations
http://searchwindowssecurity.techtarget...34,00.html
http://insight.zdnet.co.uk/internet/sec...7-4,00.htm
http://spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php?t=17607
http://www.pcsupportadvisor.com/rootkits.htm

Part 31: Rootkit Revelations
The CastleCops Team of Security Professionals. Thank you to everyone!
Definition of a Rootkit (SearchSecurity)
Microsoft: Sony Anti-Piracy Software Is Spyware (B. Krebs)
Thank you too to Suzi at Spyware Warrior: Roootkit info and detection apps
Rootkit Detection and Removal by Gizmo (Ian Richards)

Part 30: Securely Configuring Windows XP Pro How to Add Custom Registry Settings to Security Configuration Editor (Microsoft)
Windows XP Security Checklist: Intermediate and Advanced (LabMice)
Checklist: Securing computers using Security Configuration Manager (Microsoft)
Step-by-Step Guide to Using the Security Configuration Tool Set (Microsoft)
The Simplest Security: A Guide To Better Password Practices (SecurityFocus)
Using Software Restriction Policies....(Microsoft)
Description of the Software Restriction Policies in Windows XP (Microsoft)
Rename The Administrator Account (WindowsNetworking)
Administrator and User Passwords in Windows XP (Kellys Korner)
Chapter 8: Securing Microsoft Windows (Intelligentedu)
How to Disable Remote Desktop by Using Group Policy (Microsoft)
HOW TO: Encrypt Offline Files to Secure Data in Windows XP (Microsoft)

Part 28: Limited-User Security on Windows XP
User Accounts That You Create During Setup Are Administrator Account Types (Microsoft)
How To Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP (Microsoft)
Why you shouldn't run as admin...(Aaron Margosis WebLog)

Part 27: Spyware and EULA Hooping
What Is Spyware? (Tucows)
Security Tip: Read the EULA (Hoax-Slayer Newsletter)
It Pays To Read License Agreements (PC Pitstop)

Part 26: Safety Risks for Kids Online
Theory of Mind in Bullying (University of Firenze)
Selfishness and Narcissism in Family Relationships (Lynne Namka, Ed. D)
Stop the Bullies (Child Abuse Prevention Services)
(Bullying Online)

Part 25: Safety Risks for Kids Online
Child Safety (Microsoft) (SafeKids)
Safe Surfing with your Family (Yahoo)
(WiredSafety)

Part 24: Kids Safer Search Engines
Effective Online Searching (Media Awareness Network)
Effective Online Searching (Media Awareness Network)
Tutorial - Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet (BrightPlanet)
Searching on the World Wide Web (Ann Eagan and Laura Bender)

Part 23: CastleCops Keeps Kids Safe: Internet Basics
Internet 101 (Media Awareness Network)
Kids and the Internet: FAQ (Microsoft)
Is It Age or IT: First Steps Toward Understanding the Net Generation (EDUCAUSE)
Young Canadians In A Wired World (Media Awareness Network)

Part 22: Child Security Online
Content Filtering (University of Michigan)
Child Safety on the Information Highway (SafeKids)

Part 20: Windows XP - SP2, Are You Ready? Default settings for services (Microsoft)
Locking down services on XP client workstations (J. Hassell)
Windows XP Services Optimize Guide (M. Cameron)
WinXP SP2 Without Tears (C. Holzmann - TechBuilder)

Part 19: Security Includes Safety and Comfort
Healthy computing (Lenovo)
Computer - Office Environment Health Issues (Vickers)

Part 18: Windows Emergency Procedures
HOW TO: Perform an Emergency Shutdown in Windows (Microsoft)
SHORTCUTS TO SHUTDOWN & RESTART WINDOWS 95, 98 & ME (Aumha)
SHORTCUTS TO SHUTDOWN & RESTART WINDOWS 2000 & XP (Aumha)

Part 12: Windows Home Wireless
How To Install A Wireless Network (Kevi...Computing)
Home Networking for Dummies (Kathy Iven... Robotics)
The Wireless Outpost News Issue #2 Vol....hone News)
McAfee Wi-FiScan Reference (McAfee)
Protecting Your Home Network (Matt DuBois - Microsoft)
Remote access/VPN server role: Configur...Microsoft)

Part 11: Hijacker Horrors
What is Spyware and How to Handle It (Zeropaid Forums)
DANGERS OF THE INTERNET (Steven W. Nunnally - BaddTeddy)
Security and Malware Terms and Definiti...oy Adware)
Merijn Tutorial: HijackThis

Part 10: PC Pesticides
How to Use Ad-Aware (ComputerCare, LLC)
How to Use SPYBOT (ComputerCare, LLC)

Part 9: Batting Clean-up
Why Defrag? (Rose Vines - Geek Girls)
MSCONFIG, SFC, and other equivalents fo...: PCWorks)

Part 8: IM Insecure
Instant Insecurity: Security Issues of ... Services)
Originally published as: http://www.nsaservices.com/pdf/whitepap...saging.pdf
Computer security risks to home users (...land, USA)

Part 7 HOSTS File: Wholesale Blocking???
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File (MVPS)
The Hosts File and what it can do for y... Computer)

Part 5: Are Cookies Really Guid for You?
How to Find, View, Edit and Delete your...tes, Inc.)
Computer Q&A: Cookies help you navi...t-Gazette)
Understanding cookies (Microsoft)
Definitions of parasite-related terms (DoxDesk)
Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) ...onsortium)
How to Manage Cookies in Internet Explorer 6 (Microsoft)

Part 4: Securing Your Network Configuration
Home Computer Security
SANS: Top Vulnerabilities to Windows Systems
Steve Gibson: Network Bondage
Look \'n\' Stop: Configuration and Compatibility
Webopedia

Part 3: Safe at Any Speed Online
The Blog From Another Dimension: Opting Out (by Luis)
Secure Your Home Computer (Tom-Cat)
Safe at Any Speed (Larry Niven, 1967)

Part 2: To Do and Do Not
Secure Your Home Computer (Tom-Cat)
Home Computer Networking (Eric Legge - PC Buyer Beware)
Peer-To-Peer News: The Week In Review -... P2P Zone)