I'm really back this time, and absolutely virus free. When the virus first hit Saturday morning, two people who had innernet.net virus protection bounced it back to me identified as the Worm32 virus. It is a Worm32, but not the one I knew about the fix for. This one is called Worm32.Badtrans.B@mm and there is no fix for it, and it is not cleanable. It also doesn't need you to open the attachment to embed itself in your Windows System files. It was discovered on Saturday the 24th, and I got it at 11:30 am on the 24th. It can be removed from your computer fairly simply without having to go to the computer shop or f-disk your hard drive either. Just go to Symantec or MicroTrend's websites. They have the step by step instructions for removal. Having your Virus files updated already probably wouldn't have helped on this one. It just hit too fast. I know what I am about to say is going to sound paranoid, but what the heck? I probably shouldn't say this, but I'm married to a retired fed, and most of the conspiracy theories of the last few decades have more than a grain of truth. I really think this latest round of viruses is part of the terrorist attacks we're experiencing. Did you know the first virus that hit computers was created by two Pakistani brothers? The goal is to make us not trust each other and the most wonderful communication system we've ever had. Is it any coincidence that the other communication system we rely on was hit with anthrax? Let's be wary, let's be prepared, let's keep our virus protection updated, but don't let's stop trusting each other and communicating with each other. Did you know that "genealogy" is the most common single word entered into all the search engines? We're a big community and trust is important - we send and receive a lot of files. Those of us who volunteer at USGen! Web could not do our jobs without being able to open attached files. To my other community of friends receiving this e-mail, we may be the smallest community in the world, but because of the internet, we DO have a community and a voice - let's not let them take it from us. 'nuff said. Night all, Karen Mabry Rice