If someone had been emailing on it, a whole world of hurt could have gotten in.
Very doubtful that any e-mailing had been going on - Outlook express was totally empty - I had to configure it and set up her account. There was evidence of internet activity - earthlink toolbar, etc.
I did not take time to peep in the cache before I dumped it.
Just curious about whether simply being connected through a cable modem can infect. It had found maybe 50 instances of virus after about an hour of scanning, when I left