Mac Mini Intel Keychain problems + Entourage

This Mac mini is not even a week old and I had to twice reinstall Tiger to get this keychain problem gone and it just keeps comming back like a bad cold.
Keychain keeps on getting messed up for no good reason and keeps losing my passwords.
I have deleted the keychain files tryed to repair reinstalled tiger 2 times already and after 3 - 5 days it comes back.
Is this a new virus or is my Mac mini being hacked or what ???
Oh and what is up with Office for mac is there a patch to make it work with tiger as it keeps on crashing and several other problems ????

Well, if your Keychain issues keep coming back, then reinstalling Tiger probably isn't a good idea anymore, as you now know it will not solve them.
After the re-installs, did you download and install the latest updates (with Software Update) ?
Also, it would help to know with which application(s) you entered the passwords that your Keychain loses.
Even though there are a few viruses for Mac OS X, I doubt that you got one, as they aren't very widespread and, as far as I know, do not corrupt Keychains. It doesn't seem very likely that your being hacked either, unless you have specific reasons to consider yourself a target. However enabling Mac OS X's built-in firewall isn't a bad idea if you haven't installed any third-party solution. Just open System Preferences (which can be accessed through your Applications folder, or though the Apple Menu - the blue Apple icon in the Menu Bar, at the top of your screen - beneath "Software Update..." and "Mac OS X Software..."), and open the Sharing pane (Internet & Network section), where you will find a Firewall tab. Once you're there, simply click on "Start" to enable the firewall.
There have been a few reports of Office:mac crashing on Intel Macs, but they don't seem to occur very often, and the only thing I can think of to fix this is to download the latest update from Microsoft's website ...

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