Noel, this one is not a hoax--we know, as it has already hit very close to us here in Idaho. It works like a worm. The person sending it is not even aware that they are sending it. Most virus detectors do take care of it but not always. I do forward a lot of mail and I will no longer be forwarding any with attachments due to this nasty thing. I will leave it up to you if you want to post it or not. The orginal is from Barry County Mo. Folks, this one is a very real virus warning. If you get an exe attachment in your email DO NOT open it without first making sure your virus protection software is the newest available and that you have scanned the file. This goes for exe attachments from folks that you know and trust also because they won't know that they have this worm/virus and will unknowingly pass it on to you. You are safe with messages from this and other RootsWeb mailing lists because attachments are not allowed. Any message with an attachment is sent back to the list owner (Folks like me) and boy are list owners being hit hard! :o) For more information and disinfection instructions depending on which virus software you use, see http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/worm.newapt.html or http://vil.mcafee.com/vil/wm10475.asp If you don't have virus protection software either get one or delete the file then empty your trash right away so no one else with access to your computer opens it. According to the guru's at RootsWeb the most common name for the attachment will be panther.exe but it has also been found with the following names: g-zilla.exe cooler3.exe cooler1.exe copier.exe video.exe pirate.exe goal1.exe hog.exe party.exe saddam.exe monica.exe boss.exe farter.exe cheeseburst.exe theobbq.exe goal.exe baby.exe bboy.exe cupid2.exe fborfw.exe casper.exe irnglant.exe or gadget.exe - ------------------------------------------------------------------ My Personal Page http://people.ce.mediaone.net/susantort/ The Illinois USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgenweb Shelby County ILGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilshelb2/shelby.htm Barry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/barry.htm Shake your family tree and watch the nuts fall!