There is a new version of the Storm Trojan on the loose, disguised as an e-postcard, but is actually recruiting zombies for a botnet. The attack arrives as a spam with the subject line, “You’ve received a postcard from a family member!” and contains links to one of several malware hosting sites.

Experts at Sophos, have discovered a Trojan horse that hides its malicious payload and infection by playing a funny Shockwave animation. The technique is certainly not new and it exploits the human desire to share humorous jokes and videos.

McAfee Avert Labs has released an updated TOP 10 security threats for 2007. It appears that well-known security concerns like phishing, spam, bots and rootkits are on the rise. This article continues the story presented in Part 1.

McAfee Avert Labs has released an updated TOP 10 security threats for 2007. It appears that well-known security concerns like phishing, spam, bots and rootkits are on the rise. Part 1

More than a million PCs under the control of spammers are are a threat the US national security, its economy and its information infrastructure, according to the FBI.

Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization, or exceeding authorized access, by causing a computer program or code to be copied onto the protected computer, and intentionally using that program or code: (1) in furtherance of another federal criminal offense; (2) to obtain or transmit personal information (including a Social Security number or other government-issued identification number, a bank or credit card number, or an associated password or access code) with intent to defraud or injure a person or cause damage to a protected computer; or (3) to impair the security protection of that computer.

One year ago Google and Dell closed a deal under which Dell installed several Google tools, including its Google Toolbar and Google Desktop Search, on shipped computers. Dell also set Google as the default search engine in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer.

The Register has a story on how malware dark force Jedi have created a trio of smartphone Trojans that send out premium-rate SMS messages from infected Symbian S60 devices.The Trojans, all members of the Viver strain, pose as utility programs for Symbian phones and have been uploaded to at least one popular file sharing site, anti-virus firm F-Secure reports.

Security expert Frank Boldewin said on his website reconstructer.org that he had recently noticed an e-mailed trojan - a type of program or message that looks benign but conceals a malicious payload - which was exploiting a Windows program known as the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS).

There is a list of "rogue/suspect" anti-spyware applications, none of which can be recommended for anti-spyware protection. Be sure to consult the notes  section at the bottom of the list for more information about the list and how it is constructed.