mzÉ - showed up on a thumb drive I was transfering files to - the time stamp was today, within the time period I was doing the above. It was in a sub-directory called <Internet> Can't erase it because it has o bytes, and programs can't find it. Windows defender doesn't pick it up, and NSW 2006 likewise. Am concerned because I had to reformat my laptop because it was freezing up. HP told me I had a virus. The above <mzÉ> is on my desktop. Is this thing dangerous? Thanks so much, mb

Hard to see how it could be if it's a zero byte file - sounds more like the remnants of a file error. Might want to perform a disk check. Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you can find a rock

Thanks again! Just a little gun-shy :-)

It doesn't hurt to be vigilant. If a disk scan doesn't get rid of it, you can probably remove it from a command prompt using a wildcard (carefully though) - something like this: cd\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop del mz*. ... which will should delete all files from the desktop starting with 'mz' which have no extension. Odds are there's only the one Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you can find a rock