Believe me, Colleen, your current "headache" is less than nothing compared to what it would be like if you contracted Badtrans. Nearly 36 hours to get rid of the !@#$%^& thing while deleting *twice* every email that came in (opened or unopened) and every outgoing email created by the virus at the same time - there were hundreds of them <groan>. And, just for you information, *apparently* opening the attachment isn't the only way to get this virus. I simply do not do attachments so I simply ignored two that carried the virus and deleted them. I got it anyway. And Kathy Hudson apparently contracted it from an unopened email in her trash bin. At the time the AFHA email list took a beating (as did most of the UK), none of the virus software programs had the DAT files for it posted so their virus scans didn't recognize it. Two days later, they were up. Meantime, all h___ broke loose!!! The filter systems Rootsweb and AOL etc use managed to keep it out. Just be thankful for the merely inconvenient headache you have <BG>. It's *far* better than the alternative :-))))) Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ********************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: <Vansrib@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 6:14 AM Subject: Re: to cunningham1234 > Thanks Linda: > > I think I have McAffee and another one which I can't remember right now off > the top of my head. But the newer one is supposed to automatically update > itself. > > Apparently it came in over an attachment and my virus protecter wouldn't > allow me to open the attachment. > > This also happened to my sister and it is a big headache. > > Thanks again Linda > > Colleen