On Win2000 there is a services called "Remote Registry Service", "telephony" and "telnet" and "task schduler" and "net meeting remote ..." and "runas"

Just disable any service that allows another computer to use yours or starts up programs without telling you. You have to go through all your services and disable the ones that you dont need its not easy but it just stops anyone from using your computer from another computer.


Then go here and use this program to see what starts when you start your computer:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx

If something isnt normal disable it. Any keylogger or virus has to start somehow.

This will eliminate 99 percent of problems. Ya sure someone can use a rootkit or whatever but if they are that sofisicated they will be haking banks and not yur shaman.

Also when you go to a site that is quesionable HARD SHUT DOWN YOUR COMPUTER right away from the on/off switch, don't ctrl/alt/del and let the computer save any settings.