Just a few things: 1. Use a good firewall (I use ZoneAlarm.) 2. Use a good antivirus prg. 3. Trust nobody. Cookies are ... poisonous. Maybe a hacker should lock up their system with a big display that says "Clean up your act, and stay out of my system." Hoist by their own petard, as it were. 'Trust' and 'reputation' are priceless, and cannot be repaired. Curious had better respond post haste with a VERY good explanation. If they passed along a virus, I will never get anything from them ever again, and will bad-mouth them to no end. I might expect sloppy work from an individual, but for a company, it is inexcusable. If they just want to 'collect data' without my permission, ditto. And they may not be around much longer if we have to get legal with them. Bad, very bad. Possibly illegal, certainly unethical, 100% sleazy. I like Poser and Bryce, but if this is the direction they are taking, I'll save for another program. Yes, a sniffer may help find out what's up, but don't count on it. Vote with your wallet. And if the next version uses a dongle, forget it. Go Maya. PS Anybody notice that the price of Poser went up 50 bucks?