Virus researchers have discovered a new breed of virus that infects both Windows and Linux files on Intel-based Pentium PC's. Considered a proof-of-concept virus, it has not been found in-the-wild. As such, it is not posing a threat to users, but could signal the beginning of a new precedent in virus writing - the cross-platform threat. Within less than a day of discovery, the new virus has already been assigned a number of different names, including Linux.PEElf.2132, W32.Winux, Linux.Winux, W32/Lindose, and W32.PEElf.2132.

The aol.exe virus warning was a joke created by Ray Owens, owner of the Joke A Day website. Taking his cue from the hysteria created by the SULFNBK.EXE hoax, Mr. Owens thought it might be funny to compose a similar warning - this time telling people to locate and delete the AOL.EXE file, claiming it was a virus. The joke took on a life of its own after unsuspecting users believed it to be true.

Description: The aol.exe virus warning was a joke created by Ray Owens, owner of the Joke A Day website. Taking his cue from the hysteria created by the SULFNBK.EXE hoax, Mr. Owens thought it might be funny to compose a similar warning - this time telling people to locate and delete the AOL.EXE file, claiming it was a virus. The joke took on a life of its own after unsuspecting users believed it to be true. Example of hoax email: Pay attention:

Adware is at the center of debates over the Julie Amero case, in which a 40-year old substitute teacher was convicted of four counts of risk of injury to a minor, or impairing the morals of a child. More specifically, Amero did not turn off a computer which was serving up pornographic images in the classroom. Or, as she herself described it, "The pop-ups never went away. They were continuous. The computer was completely covered with pornography."

There's a war of words happening between antivirus vendor Symantec and the makers of Spybot Search & Destroy. At the heart of the controversy is a recommendation in Norton Internet Security 2007 to uninstall Spybot S&D due to incompatibilities. So is Symantec the big bully some are claiming? Or, like most things in life, is there more to this story?

Has this ever happened to you? One day you're browsing the Internet as normal. The next day your browser's homepage has been changed to some off-color site and your desktop is serving up some program you don't recall installing.

RFID was developed in World War II, helping radar operators distinguish friendly aircraft from enemy. By the 1980s it had evolved into wireless tracking and access applications and today provides omnidirectional electronic storage technology on chips that can read, write, store, and transmit data in freely available international frequency bands.

Some spyware scanners require we provide personal details in order to use the scanner. So in the end, who knows more about us - the adware and spyware purveyors or the spyware scanning vendors?

Microsoft has received no small amount of flack for their decision to downgrade Claria (aka Gator/GAIN) detection in the Windows AntiSpyware beta. Though Claria software is still detected, the recommended action is now set to 'Ignore'. Previous versions of Windows AntiSpyware had recommended Claria software be removed.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lodged a complaint against those allegedly behind the so-called 'lonely housewives' spam. According to the FTC, the 'date lonely wife' email "violates nearly every provision of the CAN-SPAM Act", misleading the recipient with falsified senders and failing to provide a valid opt-out link to stop the spam. The 'date lonely wife' email also contains sexually explicit material without clearly identifying it as such in the email Subject line, a violation of the FTC's Adult Labeling Rule.