Re: [MOL] TO ALL MOLERS ! [00165]

So good to hear from you...I gritted my teeth and opened your email. I was so upset as this was my first virus..and this computer was given to me by Daddy after Mom cause he knew how much researching I had been doing on my sons computer about Mom's cancer. So I guess I have an unreasonable fear of ruining something my Daddy gave me! I know I was pretty lucky not to have had more damage. Jim and NAV told me I had WScript.KakWorm but night before it said I had W95.MTX.dr......Jim did say it kind of looked like maybe traces of something else???I had had a lot of trouble last several wks with computer locking up...4 times in 3 hr time span....Jim said probably that worm moving around--it will do that...almost like something alive. You said using another anti-virus....do you mean in addition to or instead of Norton. Jim told me Norton was pretty good-just update live settings once a week. Also Microsoft has a patch you can install for a "hole" in Outlook Express that lets viruses in. I am now very leery of opening any attachments even if from a name I know. But I did read that either W95.MTX or KakWorm, you don't need to open attachment; all you have to do is open or preview the email message itself. So how do you get around that? I finally figured that I will be as cautious as I can but to get the benefits of this computer, there are some risks involved, but the benefits(such as being a Moler) far outweigh the risks. Welcome Back, dear Lillian!!!! Pat Kimmi