January 1st, 2010 marks the release date of the official Ares p2p file sharing software for Windows 7. A year in development, Ares (http://www.ares.net) development group has finally updated the popular p2p software to include many new upgrades, such as, but not limited to: a beautiful HD video player for playing HD movies and videos, updated and more user friendly media library, Windows 7 compatibility, and 24/7 email support.

ZapShares Inc. announced today the launch of the ZapShares Media Network, which for the first time allows advertisers to target 200 million people who use file sharing software (also known as "Peer-To-Peer" or "P2P" software) like LimeWire and BitTorrent. This revolutionary P2P advertising network allows advertisers the first-ever ability to reach 200 million P2P file sharing users by protecting them against lawsuits and identity theft.

Chairman of LimeWire LLC perjured himself during his testimony before Congress; threats to national and personal security still exist.On June 25, 2009 ZapShares Inc. submitted over 150 pages of evidence pertaining to the matter before the Committee.

Intego has discovered a new Trojan horse, OSX.Trojan.iServices.A, which is currently circulating in copies of Apple’s iWork 09 found on BitTorrent trackers and other sites containing links to pirated software. The version of iWork 09, Apple’s productivity suite, are complete and functional, but the installer contains an additional package called iWorkServices.pkg.

PandaLabs, Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory, has reported that numerous downloadable songs and videos related to the hit movie "High School Musical" are being used by cyber-crooks to disguise malware (viruses, worms, Trojans, etc.).

Software anti-tamper start-up, Metaforic announced the immediate availability of MetaFortress, a software security solution that protects against all forms of hacking and software piracy. MetaFortress uses a network of thousands of cross-referenced checks, which could require years of painstaking work to overcome, therefore greatly increasing software protection time from minutes to several months or even years.

Are you worried about your privacy when using a P2P torrent application? Do you really know who's seeding and leeching the files that you are downloading? If the answer to these two questions is YES, then Torrent Privacy might be just the tool you need.

This release adds various major new features at the price of breaking compatibility on various  levels.  If you are updating from a previous version, please read the section  on updating below.

MMP2P Technologies (http://www.mp2p.net/) announced today that it has been served with a lawsuit from what remains of the four major record labels. The lawsuit, WARNER MUSIC SPAIN S.A., UNIVERSAL MUSIC SPAIN, S.A., EMI MUSIC SPAIN, S.A., SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, S.A., PRODUCTORES DE MUSICA EN ESPANA (PROMUSICAE) v. PABLO SOTO BRAVO, OPTISOFT, S.L., PIOLET NETWORKS, S.L., MP2P TECHNOLOGIES, S.A. (filed in Madrid Court for Commercial Matters # 2807910001898), seeks $20mm in alleged damages from the technology upstart.

Comcast Corporation and Pando Networks, Inc. announced they will lead an industry-wide effort to create a “P2P Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” (BRR) for peer-to-peer (P2P) users and Internet Service Providers (ISPs).