Hi Scott: I check my updates a few times a week lately. But my program doesn't have a lot of options. There are 3 boxes I can check with my free version for "incoming mail": Scan incoming mail for viruses Certify incoming messages With attachmentse only I have the first two checkmarked. When it does a check of my pc, it does the heuristics thing. Re-Na > > No problem with them getting caught over here. Checked date of last > signature update? > > Have you checked to make sure that your scanner is set to look inside > ZIP files and that heuristics is set on to max setting? > > --Scott. > > Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> > Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi > List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers > PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig > Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Yipee! Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.571 / Virus Database: 361 - Release Date: 1/26/2004 Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.