Hello All, The BBC Television at 7.00am this morning gave out a Virus warning, please make sure you updated your AntiVirus Protection NOW, and do a computer Backup of all of your files, you may need this Backup. What is this virus:- It is W32.Blaster.Worm and how does it affect me? W32.Blaster.Worm exploits the Microsoft DCOM RPC vulnerability (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026) using TCP port 135. It will attempt to download and run a file, msblast.exe. The worm also attempts to perform a Denial of Service on windowsupdate.com in order to disable the user's ability to patch the machine(s) against the DCOM RPC vulnerability. For more information look at www.symantec.com You all know the drill, DO NOT OPEN ANY ATTACHMENTS even from your family, ask ANYONE who has sent you an attachment. "Have you sent me an attachment and what is in the attachment." If you are not sure about the attachment, delete it using the Shift Key and Delete. For the new subscribers:- If you have not got an AntiVirus, please get one, the Norton and the McAfee have been tried and tested by myself and my spouse, we highly recommend them. Keep them updated once a week, the updates on both of these comes out on a Wednesday, at the same time get into the habit of doing a Backup of all of your files, if your computer breaks down for any reason or you wipe off anything in error, you can reinstall it from your Backup file. Regards Barbara Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants, UK BarbaraMallyon@lewmal.co.uk Listowner