Hi! Apologies for it not being Genealogy, but if you search the Internet away from protected sites like Rootsweb then you will be under attack at some point. If you do not install them at least print out a copy for future reference, According to the New Zealand Herald Spammers are paying Virus writers to write programmes to help them get their spam through the various spam stopping devices. FOUR programmes you should run in addition to your virus programme, as Virus programmes are not designed to find and stop the things these programmes do. The Basic versions are all Free! And they may even protect yourself from some computer crashes too? One I think is really great! Is--- http://www.winpatrol.com/ http://www.winpatrol.com/winpatrol.html Winpatrol puts a little Scotty Dog on your task bar and he barks and tells you when people are putting things on your computor giving you the option to allow or delete them. He will also list all the programs that run at Start Up. Which is very helpfull as some Virus install themselves to run at Start-up and you can see them on the list. And the programme does llots of other things too. http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html Spybot Search and Destroy 1.3 Click Download Or Spybot in Products. Pleas Note! Version 1.2 is no-longer supported, you need to download 1.3 it's a different animal? http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ Wether you have Ad-Aware or Not This is the latest version. Ad-Aware SE V1.03 ! http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,3057,00.asp Cookie Crusher - Gets the ones the others miss There are others on this site but the ones I have listed are the ones I would not be without' Regards Brian Wheeler.

In message <001701c487e6$c83104a0$1e00a8c0@ds>, Ann Wheeler <sawheeler@clear.net.nz> writes >FOUR programmes you should run in addition to your virus programme, as >Virus programmes are not designed to find and stop the things these >programmes do. HI Brian, Funnily enough I just installed SpyBot last night and it eliminated 52 threats like this on my machine! Then it immunised it for me as well. Just need to remember to keep it up to date now! Dorothy -- Dorothy Gibbs (in Hertfordshire, UK)