>>>> This mirrors my own experience. It would appear that these websites are now used by spreaders of virus to attract more victims. The ISP may not knowingly participate but anyone visiting these websites to look at interesting photos picks up a virus. Its about time these websites get black listed until the problem can be cleaned up. <<<< Web sites sometimes contain content that can cause problems on computers browsing them. Occasionally the problem is virus infected files, and hopefully your anti-virus software will take care of it. Often though it's malicious, dodgy or just incompetently-written "active" content like ActiveX or JavaScript. This won't be "cleaned up" until web browsers and operating systems are delivered completely free from bugs and vulnerabilities. The Second Coming is likely to arrive first, so I'm not holding my breath, and instead I'd suggest that web surfers take their own steps: 1. Keep your operating system and web browser software up to date with the latest patches. I'm sure everyone on the list is already doing this, but I thought I'd better mention it... 2. Consider running your browser in "high security" mode by default. In other words, set it so that it will pretty much block everything potentially nasty that ANY web site attempts to load, unless you specifically allow it. Of course this means that lots of legitimate active content won't work either, unless you tell your browser to accept it. This is how my machines are set up, and it is a bit of a hassle to maintain the list of "trusted sites", but I prefer it to the alternative. To find out more about nailing shut your browser, visit this web site (it's safe, honest): https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/btw/browser-sec-intro.htm or if that gets mangled use this link to the same page: http://tinyurl.com/6cyge Best regards, Robert Bryett, Sydney, Australia. mailto:rbryett@mail.com