i did not send a hoax. i sent, if you read it carefully, a warning that the virus was not a virus, but deleted a program if you used a modem. read your mail correctly. it was a warning that you could delete a program needed if you followed those instructions. i was trying to help people, not pass false information. i included the email i received, and the responses from my son, saying it was scam to get people to delete program. how plain language can i use other than the truth?????? sorry. i will never try to help you avoid any virus/scam/deletion again. thank you . stop flooding my mail please. read things more carefully. i did investigate and forwarded the info.