Better check the "smarter people than me" but the resident geek here (the husband) sez it could be on your hard drive now and "go off" Monday. Don't ask me any questions above the 6th grade level. CIH / "Chernobyl" virus. Check out these web sites: http://www.nai.com/ http://www.cert.org/ Gloria ------------------ Gloria Frazier Macoupin County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm