The primary reason the virus made its way to your computer is because of "Uncle Bill's" software (i.e., Microsoft). Its "interconnectivity" is the problem. ...And, as others have said, because your name was in an "address book" that the malicious 'virus' program was written to take advantage of. A good site (although for ICQ mainly) for explanations of the problems to expect from "interconnectivity" is at http://diamond-back.com/icqlies.html You'll all learn much. Good Luck! Bob Dayle _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com