It sounds like another of those hoaxes to me! Don't delete it, it is part of Windows, I think. (I suppose that someone could replace the real one with a fake if they wanted to.) Note the date that it was last modified, it is probably the same as quite a few other Windows files. Alfred D. Eller http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adelr/ ====== ====== ====== ====== ----- Original Message ----- From: "N. Wilkinson" <newlknsn@seark.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 12:36 PM Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Should/How to Remove "BACKWEB.EXE" > One of today's syndicated computer columnists said "BACKWEB.EXE" is a top security threat, as also is > "rundll.exe" > > My just installed ZoneAlarm Pro Alert keeps showing that "BACKWEB.EXE-7288971.EXE" at times is trying act as an IP server and at other times as trying to access the Internet. Yet a search of my Desktop and of my C Drive does not show this. Should I be concerned? I keep advising ZoneAlarm to deny these requests. > > The "rundll.exe" does show up on my C Drive. Should I delete it? If so, how? This is on my Windows 98 PC dial-up connection. TIA. > > > Norma >