This is just to advise you that last year's BUGBEAR virus has returned in a new, more virulent form. This is the virus which replies to messages, forges email addresses using the contents of a victims address book and which will take a random subject line from a victim's in box. It is nasty - it tries to disable virus checkers and it can infect you through the preview pane of outlook express so if you use OE set it so that the messages do not open automatically when you scroll through them. If you do not have virus protection then do not use you computer for email again until you have some. If you have an automatic update check that you have had one within the last 24 hours, if not, then do a manual update. If you have to manually update your virus checker, do it now before you do anything else. Do NOT open any unsolicited attachments - even if you recognise the address or the subject line. If you are going to send an attachemnt to someone, send them an email first to let them know. I am cross posting this to both my Eng Dorset lists. Neither Rootsweb nor British Genealogy.com allow attachments so you cannot catch the virus via the list - but the virus may well forge part of these addresses if any of our subscribers are infected. Remember that all virus discussion is off topic except for warnings such as this sent by one of the list admins. If you have any questions or comments to make please contact me off list - but update that virus protection first!! Helen Helen Jones, Weymouth, Dorset http://www.melcombe.freeserve.co.uk List Admin Rootsweb Eng Dorset & Scammell Lists, and British Genealogy Eng-Dorset, Surnames & Forenames list