[radu]

Re: the Virus Alerts you've gotten, I believe Stratfor got hit by the Dumaru worm, which sends itself out to everyone on the mailing list.

We used webtv til we got a computer last year, and I subscribed to Stratfor. The webtv is still hooked up and when I checked it tonight, my inbox was chock full of those Virus Alerts, the same ones you got, all pertaining to Stratfor.

I've checked Daleel's site, with the computer, and haven't gotten any alerts, but I also haven't subscribed to Stratfor with the computer.

I hope this eases your mind a bit. I know I've kept my eyes peeled for anything suspicious since going to that site and several of the others. Creepy is an understatement. brrrrr!

[LayoutGuru2]

Liz, thanks for forwarding the emil alerts. Looks like stratfor's email servers need some TLC. Since you are getting the warnings it appears that none of the nasty stuff is getting through. I signed up for the stratfor newsletter with my Yahoo acount, I'll wait to see if anything comes through. If I manage to snag a copy of the 'patch.exe' attachment I'll run it by Norton Anti-virus to see what it identifies it as.