pakled said:"Dang, someone's been in PC's almost as long as me (1985), but at least ya got your MCSE..;)" Actually, I've been playing with computers since the first apple II, in '78. I Just changed careers from Microwave Electronics in 1990-92; not a lot of call for radar guided weapons techs at the time. My preferred free firewall is tiny personal firewall. If you want to actually do something about the problem, install blackice and sign up securityfocus; they'll take your intrusion results, add them with others, and report the person nailing you to their ISP.