It is days like today that really makes me appreciate Windows security. I had a machine infected with Spyware in less time than it took to bring the server online and download and install Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 1 off of a DS3 line: (I broke the image here because it was not rendering correctly)
Spyware in Minutes!

The first scan came across 41 spyware problems on the first pass. After a reboot I was still getting pop-ups so I ran another scan and it came up with 7 more problems. I continued to get pop-ups so I installed a Virus Scanner and ran a scan that found 5 viruses. I was still getting popups so I’ve now installed SpyBoT Search & Destroy. I’m going to rebuild the machine from scratch but for now I am interested in seeing what it can find.

UPDATE: Turns out SpyBoT found 12 more problems and fixed all of them. After a reboot the server is still having problems with pop-ups and rogue processes. If you’re running Windows and you’re not behind a router you’re OUT OF YOUR MIND. Yet another reason to go Apple..

As always if you’re running Windows make sure you’re wearing protection!