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Ron,

Thanks for keeping everybody up to date on this latest computer security issue. I update and run Norton Anti Virus everyday and so far, this worm hasn't gotten me.

I find it interesting that people keep opening e-mail from unknown sources. If you use a program like Mail Washer, you can take a look at your e-mail BEFORE you download it to your computer. If you don't recognize the sender, or the message looks weird, JUST DELETE IT.

Excaliber is on the right track. My desktop has three rack mounted removable hard drives. I use one and clone (disk image) alternately to the other two. The only time the second or third drives are in the machine (one at a time, only) is during back up.

By mirroring my hard drive using Norton Ghost everyday, I have 2 complete backups of my entire system. All I have to do is pull drive C: out of the computer and slide in one of the back ups. No digging for data files or reinstalling programs. I'm up and running 30 seconds after a disaster.

For me, this has been the best way to back up as it is easy (so I actually do it), and complete.