On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 01:40:18 GMT, "RG" wrote:

Possible, but more likely that you visited a website that just dumped a load
of crap on you. It can happen in nearly an instant when visiting a
malicious website. Been there.

On a poorly protected network you don't even need to visit a web site.
There are worms on some networks running around probing for vulnerable
computers to infect. After years with no problems I caught one a
while back just dialing into a podunk ISP for a 5 minute EMAIL check
with one of my laptops. It locked up completely and required a total
rebuild.