Weird. I got a 60-sec shutdown message a week ago. First for a long time. I d/ld and ran the patch today, ran the worm killer, which said I didn't have the worm. and chaecked at ShieldsUp. Apparently I'm in total stealth mode and protected. No open posts, nuttin'. So why'd I get a shutdown a week ago? Oh well, I'll run the blastfix thingy again just to make sure. mac PS This meassage belongs in this forum and then some! I'd never have known about it if praxis hadn't posted here. A big 'Thank you!', praxis.