it is indeed a virus.... I wonder why your AVG didn't find it? it was found on the 18th I think... http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.swen.a@xxxxxxx http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/gibef.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "DH (Rick) Holmes" : 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