Brad Pitt has overtaken Paris Hilton as the most dangerous celebrity to search for in cyberspace according to Internet security company McAfee. For the second year running, McAfee entered the glamorous world of Hollywood to reveal the riskiest celebrities in cyberspace.

SecureMac recently released MacScan 2.6, the latest version of its award-winning anti-spyware for Mac program. This new version of MacScan enhances protection against the latest threats to OS X, including support for the Firefox 3 web browser with targeted built-in cookie scanning and web file cleaning. Additionally, MacScan 2.6 contains an improved user interface plus the latest spyware definitions and tracking cookie blacklist.

Panda Security, a leading provider of IT security solutions, announced that PandaLabs, Panda Security's laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, has detected YTFakeCreator, a program used by cyber-crooks to create fake YouTube pages to infect users with malware.

Innovative anti-logging technology provider Zemana today announced they have partnered with leading provider of Windows security software, Sunbelt Software to power Zemana's powerful anti-Logger software. Using Sunbelt's VIPRE™ antivirus and antispyware  technology, Zemana delivers a comprehensive antispyware solution that proactively protects against malware that targets information and identity theft.

Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software (www.sunbeltsoftware.com), today announced the top ten most prevalent spyware and malware threats (www.research.sunbelt-software.com) for the month of August. The report, compiled from monthly scans performed by Sunbelt's award-winning antispyware tool, CounterSpy™, and its new anti-malware solution, VIPRE™ Antivirus + Antispyware, is a service of the Sunbelt Software Malware Research Labs.

29 percent of internet users have purchased goods from spam emails, according to new research by Internet security company Marshal. The most commonly purchased items include sexual enhancement pills, software, adult material and luxury items such as watches, jewellery and clothing.

Panda Security today announced that PandaLabs, Panda Security's laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, has discovered two spoof P2P application installers, BitRoll-5.0.0.0 and Torrent101-4.5.0.0 that are being used to install the Lop adware on users' systems. These programs are used to exchange files between remote users and both these installers are available for download on the Internet, so any user could access them and become infected.

Panda Security, today announced that PandaLabs, Panda Security's laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, announced the findings from a joint report with CommTouch on the current state of spam. The report found that on average during the second quarter of this year, more than 10 million zombie computers (systems infected by 'bots' and controlled remotely by cyber criminals) were sending spam and emails with malware every day.

PandaLabs, Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory, has detected the appearance of a series of emails used to spread the Agent.JEN Trojan. These messages, with subjects like "UPS packet N3621583925", purport to come from the package delivery company UPS. The message body informs the recipient that it was impossible to deliver their postal package and advises them to print out a copy of the attached invoice copy.

Panda Security, today announced the findings from its second quarterly report of 2008. Published by PandaLabs, the Company's laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, the report revealed that Trojans comprised over 63 percent of all new malicious codes. Adware followed closely behind, comprising 22.40 percent of all infections. PandaLabs specifically addresses the threat of banker Trojans, as well as specific worm strains that have been most prevalent in malware infections in the last quarter.