The top spot on BitDefender's Top Ten list of e-threats for October is once again Trojan.Clicker.CM, which is mostly present on websites hosting illegal applications such as cracks, keygens and serial numbers for popular commercial software applications. It is typically used to force advertisements inside the browser and comprises 9.47 percent of infected files this month.

Blue Penguin Software is excited to announce that its spyware remover SpyZooka is effective at removing the rogue antispyware program SpyRid from infected systems. SpyZooka has been removing spyware, Trojan horses, adware and other security threats for more than five years. SpyZooka has become the recognized leader in the antispyware industry, winning a number of prestigious awards including Tucows 5 Cows and Wugnet's Shareware Hall of Fame. This recognition is the result of the sophisticated algorithms used by SpyZooka which consistently and reliably remove spyware.

Panda Security, the Cloud Security Company, today announced that PandaLabs, the company's laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, has discovered that 52 percent of new viruses last only 24 hours. Each day, PandaLabs receives nearly 37,000 samples of new viruses, worms, Trojans and other types of Internet threats. Of these, PandaLabs found that approximately 52 percent of them (19,240 on average) spread and try to infect users for just 24 hours.

Panda Security, the Cloud Security Company has published an analysis of major malware campaigns in 2009 and determined that cybercriminals are more frequently using current events as their primary vehicles for distributing malware.

Enterprises that have invested time, money and resources into implementing top-tier security products for their organizations were confronted with reality when they took advantage of the Trend Micro security threat assessment - a risk-free, 2-week security assessment that allows Trend Micro to monitor an enterprise's security environment and help them discover how, why and where security threats happen.

Retina-X Studios, LLC, the creators of the first spy software for the iPhone, announced today the immediate availability of  version 3.0 for the Apple iPhone 3GS. No other spy software is currently compatible with the iPhone 3GS. Users can silently track GPS locations, SMS messages and calls of children or employees inside a secure online control panel.

SanDisk Corporation today announced that Network Products Guide, an industry-leading publication on information technologies and solutions, has named the SanDisk® Cruzer® Enterprise with McAfee® Malware Protection a winner of the 2009 Product Innovation Award. This prestigious award recognizes vendors from all over the world whose innovative products bring essential changes to the information technology industry.

SpyZooka, an anti-spyware program designed by Blue Penguin Software, recently announced that it is able to help computer users deceived by the rogue anti-spyware XP Defender. The award winning SpyZooka removes spyware like XP Defender, adware, hijackers, Trojan horse and other security threats. SpyZooka is backed by Blue Penguin's 100% satisfaction guarantee.

PandaLabs, Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory, today announced the general availability of its malware report for the first quarter of 2009. According to the report, Trojans have accounted for 73 percent of all new malware created during this period. Nevertheless, one of the main trends identified in the report is the growth of spyware, which rose from 2.5 percent in the previous quarter to 13.15 percent in the first three months of 2009.

Panda Security, a world leader in IT security, announced that it is offering Panda USB Vaccine, a free security solution designed to block malware which spreads through removable drives such as pen drives, CD/DVD drives, and other data storage devices. There is an increasing amount of malware which, like the dangerous Conficker worm, spreads via these removable drives to devices such as MP3 players, PCs, and digital cameras.