Hi: My wife and I have received three phone calls from people identifying themselves as Microsoft employees telling us that our computer is sending error messages and that our security has been compromised - that a third party is using our network for nefarious purposes. They have offered to assist us to solve the problem by giving us step-by-step instructions as we sit by the computer. My stepson admits to torrenting music, books, and movies, and has been suspicious that we are being hacked. My wife and I sense that these calls are suspicious, and wonder what you-all think about this. Thanks, Peter VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. Archived on the World Wide Web at http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html Signoff: [log in to unmask] Subscribe: [log in to unmask]