I'm curious as to why Outlook Express is "self infecting." I use Outlook Express on both of my computers, and I received an email containing the SirCam virus on one of them. This was before the big uproar, I got the email over a month ago. I looked at the email and noticed the broken english, and I noted that it had a file attached that was "something.doc.bat" That was so obviously a virus, and even if it wasn't I didn't care that Mr. boken english needed my advice on his file, so I just deleted the damn thing. Does the fact that I read the email mean my computer was auto-infected? I never downloaded or ran any file... My hard drive hasn't been filled up with gibberish, and it hasn't been deleted (it would probably take a long time to clear 40 gigs) and the only other symptom can only be carried out on October 16th, so as far as I know I'm fine... Does Outlook Express really automatically download and run any and all files that are attached? I find that pretty hard to believe... I haven't scanned the computer for viruses (the one I'm on now is completely up to date and protected) If Outlook Express really does do that, than that's pretty shitty... I hope you guys are just exaggerating. Otherwise, I think the program is just fine. So long as it doesn't auto-infect my hard drive I'll probably continue to use the program... Someone please let me know though, so I can take the proper precautions... Hell, I might just reformat the damn thing, I've been meaning to do that for a while...