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My son , computer scientist says the same thing. Never open a .exe post -- not ever. Thanks, I will update my virus catcher (I hope ) now. Nita J Finch wrote: > This one is very real, so watch out fot it. A virus > that will destroy your hard drive. Once again, NEVER > open an email attachment with a .exe on the end. NEVER. > > More information can be found at: > http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/worm.explore.zip.html > You will be doing yourself a big favor by reading about > it and, if you already opened it, there is a > description of how to remove it. It "might" come in the > form of an email such as: > > Hi Receipient Name! > > I received your email and I shall send you a reply > ASAP. > > Till then, take a look at the attached zipped docs. > > bye or sincerely Receipient Name > > Your name and the senders' name are copied from your > address book. > > ------------------------------------ > Worm.ExploreZip contains a very malicious payload. > Worm.ExploreZip utilizes > Microsoft Outlook, Outlook > Express, and Microsoft Exchange to mail itself out > by replying to unread messages in > your Inbox. The payload of the worm will > destroy any file with the > extension .h, .c, .cpp, .asm, .doc, .ppt, or .xls on > your > hard drive(s), as well as any > mapped drives, each time it is executed. The worm > will also search the mapped drives > for Windows installations and copy itself to > the Windows directory, and then > modify the WIN.INI file. This will infect > systems without e-mail clients. > This continues to occur until the worm is > removed. > > You may receive this worm as a > file attachment named "zipped_files.exe". > When run, this executable will > copy itself to your Windows System directory > with the filename "Explore.exe", > or your Windows directory with the filename > "_setup.exe". The worm modifies > your WIN.INI or registry such that the > "Explore.exe" or "_setup.exe" file > is executed each time you start Windows. > > Worm.ExploreZip was first > discovered in Israel and submitted to the Symantec > AntiVirus Research Center on June > 6, 1999. > -- > Help us save the horses! Habitat for Horses, Inc. > A lifetime home for abused, endangered horses. > http://www.habitatforhorses.org/