Sorry to say this Ray, but it looks like you've been misinformed. This is actually a hoax, and quite an old one at that. I found no mention of it anywhere on the CNN website www.cnn.com The McAfee website does not carry any urgent warning about any virus as described.....though details about it are on the website at http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_98893.htm Whenever I hear of, see or receive virus alerts or similar, I ALWAYS check the alleged source (in this instance CNN & McAfee) before acting upon or forwarding them - & I also find the website details of the source for myself via google etc rather than use a web address given in the supposed alert. To me, these are basic computer security procedures. Also........most mailing lists have a policy of not allowing virus etc alerts to be posted to the list - they tend to absolutely clog up the systems - possibly why many service providers prohibit virus alerts on lists on their servers!............I'm not an admin here so I don't know what the policy here is, but I am List Manager or Moderator on a number of (non genealogy) lists, none of which allow virus alert postings. One final point, though not about Viruses...........by simply forwarding an email as received, you may not realise it but you have revealed a large number (I counted 96 in a very quick glance) of email addresses to anybody who may wish to misuse them, such as spammers. My advice is to always copy & paste the relevant bits rather than to forward the entire email. Martyn