Friends here opened it, and the reason it does not look like a virus is because it isn't one, YET. It took them to an Internet site where a file was autodownloaded for them, and that contained the blasted virus. One lady pulled the telephone cord out, but it downloaded too fast. She got it. Just delete it. Robert At 04:35 PM 9/21/2003, you wrote: >I received an email this morning purporting to come from Microsoft with >the subject "Warning Newest Patch'. > >I am suspicious, have not opened it. I seem to remember reading that MS do >not send out such warnings. I scanned it with AVG and it was said to be >clean, but.................!! To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk