Hi, all, This morning's Arizona Republic (Phoenix newspaper) article on the latest worm to hit this area says that across the nation companies such as General Electric, Boeing and Credit Suisse First Boston were hit by this worm. The University of Phoenix files on network and on individual computers were destroyed. Other businesses in the area had computer damage reported. You cannot receive this *worm* through our mail list as Rootsweb filters out any attachments before sending through our messages. You can receive it from a friend or a business associate. The Worm.ExplorerZip comes in as a message that says: "Hi (Recipient's name). "I received your e-mail and I shall send you a reply ASAP. "Till then, take a look at the attached zipped docs. "Bye." DO NOT open the attachment! It is not a zipped file. DELETE it at once! The article continues: "Once launched (opened), it accesses e-mail addresses from the infected computer and sends itself to those addresses, and starts the process over again on the new computer. "At the same time, it begins searching for specific types of files on the host computer, including files from three popular Microsoft programs, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. "Unlike Melissa (an earlier virus), computers without Outlook can be damaged...it searches for and destroys files even if it can't replicate through the e-mail program." You can learn more about this worm by clicking on this address below: http://www.avertlabs.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/va10185.asp I read on another list about a free anti-virus software that can be downloaded. (See message below) A free anti-virus utility Fully featured free anti-virus programs are a rarity on the Web. In fact, this is the only one we've seen! InoculateIT automatically detects and cleans conventional file and boot sector viruses as well as macro viruses that infect Office 95, Office 98, and Office 2000 Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and Access databases. Software updates and virus signature updates are free, as well. (For Windows 98/95 and NT). Free for personal use. Go to: http://www.cai.com/antivirus/personal/