Kathie- I don't know how long it has been since you used AOL's anti-virus program but it's the SAME McAfee suite (complete with firewall, spyware, etc. protection) that you would be getting if you purchased McAfee as a stand-alone program or used the McAfee suite offered by Comcast. It was top-rated by Consumer Reports this year. So the fact that there is possibly a virus or other malware on someone's computer isn't necessarily indicative of poor anti-virus software--in fact it sounds as if the anti-virus software is doing what it is supposed to do and alerting to the fact that something might be there that shouldn't be to block it. My AOL McAfee is updating right now as I'm typing and I didn't get any such alerts signing onto AOL or elsewhere. So the source of any potential infection doesn't necessarily have anything to do with AOL or the boards or any site you might be on when you get an alert and also isn't necessarily indicative of bad protection. Joan In a message dated 12/27/2009 2:11:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, harrison28@gmail.com writes: Sounds to me like you have an infected computer. AOL virus scans are also completely useless and behind the times. You need to get a virus scan done and get updated virus definitions first. I have AOL but I don't use their virus protection because there are better antivirus programs than what they use. Please respond only on the list as it is in plain text and I don't want a message privately if your computer IS infected. I use NOD32 Antivirus. You can get a free 30 day trial version here:

Joan --- McAfee is an inferior antivirus program. My folks here used it but got viruses on their computer anyway. I have used NOD32 for the past 3 years as recommended by a 30 yr. computer programmer. This software is rated at No.1 today by all the computer magazines and gurus. AOL has gone downhill on EVERYTHING for the past 5 years now. JMHO -- -- Take care, ~Kathie Harrison Ancestral Whispers http://whispers.ancestralwhispers.com/