Hi Hannah, As I say it's using Internet Explorer in general that puts you at increased risk of viruses and other forms of malware. So sticking to Firefox at all times, where possible of course, will drastically reduce the risk. Hope that helps. Chris Hallsworth Why not join my Blind Hobbyist mailing list! To join, send a blank message to blind-hobbyist-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Hannah Day To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 3:31 PM Subject: [access-uk] Found the cause of why my virus shield went out of date Hi all. i have found out why my virus shield ran out of date. i think it could be due to my unstable network at college. or . my parent's have been using internet explorer by visiting ebay. does any know if ebay and internet expolorer cause viruses. well what addvice do you give? everything is fine. now i have reinstalled avg again and it's ok now. Regards hannah