We Appear to be Back ......

...albeit warily - I've been deleting left right and centre this evening - including the complete uninstall of Zone Alarm - which seemed to do the trick !!!!!!!!! I open up e-mail to find one from Zone Labs (allegedly - have sent a copy to work to verify) which said (don't click on the link unless you're sure - I'm not - yet !) ....

Dear Customer,

Installation of Microsoft Update KB951748 may result in loss of Internet connectivity.

Click here for more information on how to resolve this issue.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Thank you - ZoneLabs ...