Yet another one - for full details, go to http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sowsat.j@mm.html The details on Symantec's site begin with: ******************* W32.Sowsat.J@mm Discovered on: August 22, 2003 Last Updated on: August 22, 2003 04:52:38 PM W32.Sowsat.J@mm is a variant of W32.Sowsat@mm, a mass-mailing worm that spreads by using its own SMTP engine and spreads through IRC. The email has a variable subject line and attachment name. The attachment should have a .exe file extension. Type: Worm Infection Length: 328,192 bytes Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP Systems Not Affected: Linux, Macintosh, Microsoft IIS, UNIX ******************* As always, practice safe e-mail habits - even those of us who are reasonably experienced still get caught ! regards Peter