I have previously taken a somewhat light-hearted approach to viruses because I believe in using a good virus protection software. However, for those who are concerned about Happy 99 and other Trojan Horses, the following site has a FREE solution in the form of a small downloadable program http://www.nsclean.com/socklock.html I hope this helps some of you to overcome your fears about operating on the web. John Cooke (cookie) Family interests: Cooke,(Yorkshire, Derbyshire) - Mason, (Cheshire, Lancashire), Robinson, (Gusiborough, Scarborough), - Garside,(Leeds) - Wood,(Middlesborough, Stockton),- Westgarth,(Middlesborough) - Janveau,(Ontario - France), - Vagen (Norway) http://users.interlinks.net/cookie/