Thank you for your help. I will open a ticket, I appreciate the link. and no ...it's as if my Malwarebytes was deleted and now it wants me to e"GetStarted" My laptop was in sleep mode overnight and when I opened it up today I noticed that it took a while to respond -- my normal response is to provide the Windows Password screen. And once I entered the screensaver password I noticed the Malwarebytes messages that my protection was off. It was odd. It's as if I downloaded a new version (which I don't normally allow) and was booted off. I suspect it has to do with my significant other's account. Because we weren't married, his family is handling his estate. So, they may have taken an action ...not realizing that I might be affected. Given that last two years, I doubt that I'm the first person to experience this. Thanks again for your help.