1. Remove all your hotmail, yahoo, gmail and similar email accounts, Don't ever use them anymore!
2. Instead use
https://www.hushmail.com/ and move the poker related stuff to this mail, do not use this to comunicate
with friends and family, use another hushmail adress to those things.
3. Use a passprahse instead of a password:
http://world.std.com/~reinhold/diceware.html
4. Do not install AIM, MSN and similar programs on your poker computer, if you must run it do it on another computer with a different email adress then the one you use for poker.
5. Disable Windows'Universal Plug n' Play Support
http://www.grc.com/UnPnP/UnPnP.htm (Recommended by FBI)
6. Disable Windows' Messenger Service. "In addition to being a security risk, Windows'"Messenger Service" is being used to "Spam" Windows users across the Internet".
http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm
7. Use one of these 3 Anitvirus programs (I prefer Nod32): Nod32, Bitdefender or Kaspersky.
8. Use hitman pro 2, a collection of all the best security softwares. Download and push "start" and it will run and update all the programs automatically + buy the full version of "Spyware Doctor" and Nod32 both are included as demo. Most of the other programs are free . Also buy SUPERantispyware (I don't think it is included). Run hitman pro 2, Nod32 and SUPERantispyware everyday!
9. Use Outpost firewall PRO, zonealarm pro or COMODO FIREWALL (free and one of the best firewalls), I prefer Outpost F. P.
10. Use No script for firefox, "Winner of the "2006 PC World World Class Award", this tool makes Firefox the safest browser around."
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
11: Install McAfee siteAdvisor for Firefox and IE:
http://www.siteadvisor.com/
PC World ranked SiteAdvisor at #15 in "The 100 Best Products of 2007.
12. Download CCleaner, a freeware system optimization and privacy tool.
http://www.ccleaner.com/
Finally you should read this, Preventing hackers from stealing your money:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...p;vc=1&nt=6