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Bryan, I wasn't suggesting it was your fault. We were just warned about a new type of virus that doesn't require you to open an executable file. Apparently all you need to do is highlight the item in your inbox and it takes off, sending itself to eveyone in your address book. I don't remember the name because I deleted the file, but I think it was something unusual like bubble-something. I'm not sure how it works or anything else about it. I saw a show on TV recently (I think it was 20/20) about how hackers get into your computer. They send you a "Trojan Horse" program that does some silly little graphics or something - maybe a holiday greeting - and then it allows the sender to see everything you type - usernames, passwords, everything. If you have banking information on your computer - you're screwed. Speaking of Happy99, I never got hit with it, but noticed it sitting in my C:/temp file a while back. I called the IST guys and they were able to remove it. I don't know how it was imported into my system. We use McAffee Vshield and it works pretty well. Regards, Bob Bryan <bgoodwin@iquest.net> on 11/12/99 01:47:30 PM To: turbobike@natvideo.com cc: (bcc: Bob Shammas/EQA/Nsk-Corp) Fax to: Subject: [turbobike] virus As far as I know, a virus must come in the form of an executable file. I do not recall any .exe's in my email of recent and I am always wary of any such email. I have scanned for viruses but my virus file is probably out of date. It couldn't detect Happy99 when I got hit with it (that sucked, lost everything). If anyone has any insight into how someone can send email from my computer without me knowing, I'd really like to hear about it, or perhaps they are able to see my information such as address book and sig file. Whatever, info wanted. bgoodwin@iquest.net FZR1000 turbo EFI (aka The Money Pit)