Max Timchenko wrote: > Well, I heard of one that constantly seeks the head while someone is > accessing the disk. The symptoms will be a grinding noise and extremely > slow data transfer. Eventually, this will damage a drive since a servo > that drives the head has a life span. I think this virus would be > detected by any antivirus program that is at least 5 years old... Hi Max: This old Toadie virus (below) will slow down DOS and older Windows machines, but I've never seen a virus that would destroy servos. If you think of the name of the one you mentioned drop us a line. http://europe.datafellows.com/v-descs/toadie.htm All the best, Russell Smith Edtech Consultant, Journalist Region 14 ESC Abilene http://camalott.com/~rssmith mailto:[log in to unmask] PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://nospin.com/pc/files.html