"how do you get the update before getting the virus (you cannot)" !!!!ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE!!!!! I'm a Director of IT and run a network that with facilities in two states, 45 sales people state side and two international folks, I run Mcaffe Virus suite - when the "love bug" we were in the process of implementing Mcaffe as our corporate platform. Since that time we have had NO VIRUS GET THRU. (knock on wood). Run a GOOD virus protection system.