Due to the fact that my original Norton antiVirus program had not been installed correctly, sometime over the weekend of May 5th my computer received a virus, identified as: Virus W32.Badtrans.13312@mm This virus captured my e-mail address book and automatically sent out e-mails to some, maybe all, of those listed in my address book, with the "attachment" that contained this virus. I have no idea who might have received these e-mails from me - - and please, please know that I would NEVER knowingly send any "attachment" with an obscene message, 'nude' photo, or a virus to ANYONE. I cannot tell you how sorry I am that this happened. My computer has been in the shop all this past week, was "cleaned" and "repaired" AND the Norton antiVirus re-installed. You cannot receive this virus by reading the e-mail, but YOU WILL be contaminated if you open any "attachment" to any e-mail - - these will come to you from someone you "know" and "trust" - - and they really will not be from them at all, if they have this virus !! Therefore - - for your own safety - - if you do not have an antivirus program installed into your computer, do so ASAP. Second - - NEVER open any "attachment" to any e-mail, even if you know the person sending it . . Third - - if you do receive an e-mail that is contaminated, e-mail that person immediately and tell them they have this virus - - they should then close down all programs they are working on - - unplug their phone line from the internet, so their computer cannot keep sending these e-mails - - and then have their computer cleaned and repaired by a professional ASAP. The only way the sender will know they have this virus is by someone notifying them who received a "corrupt" or "contaminated" e-mail. My THANK YOU goes to Bobbi Laird, who notified me immediately of my problem !! I know how hard everyone works on their family histories - - I also know how tragic it is to "lose" that information because of a virus. There are many of you searching your roots in Madison County, and I am devastated that someone can get into our system and destroy that trust so easily . . . Shirley Adams