Skype's web control opens a door to attacks. This was dug up by a security researcher called Aviv Raff who revealed a vulnerable side of Skype which would allow malicious code intrusion giving certain conditions. This is possible because the program utilizes Internet Explorer to render internal and external HTML, but does so using "Local Zone" security settings.

An important advice is that concerning the using of an adequate security system when visiting MySpace.com: be aware of the false Microsoft updates.The specialists from the security vendor McAfee informed that a Trojan Horse program could be easily downloaded if the customers don’t pay enough attention. It is hidden in a Microsoft update and it is using a hacked MySpace profile.

Secunia Alarms : over 95% of PCs contain one or more programs vulnerable to attack and this surprising statistics followed a study on computer vulnerability. ComputerWorld informs us that a vulnerability tracking company has reported that almost all Windows computers are probably using at least one unpatched application. According to the company four out of ten PCs have on them installed about 11 programs presenting high risk exposure.

Over the past weeks persistent warnings have been issued linked to a puzzling bot-creation system called Nugache, which for many announces a second Storm.

Some of its features offer enough reasons for concern such as its P2P design which implies the lack of IRC channel as a bot system. The absence of IRC channel which is basically used for command and control makes tracking and blocking very difficult. Its stealthiness and sneakiness are nothing but remarkable and its activity is amazingly concealed due to a high degree of encryption.

Here we are now entertaining…What’s the new craze you ask? Well, music and movies on demand might give you the answer. This was definitely one of the most upfront trends in 2007.

To support this idea here’s quite an impressive statistic: distribution of video-on-demand through cable and broadband networks materialized this year worldwide into a $1.1 billion business.

By 2012, according to industry experts, this business will come to a 35 per cent annual increase, that is a $5 billion worth business , taking market share away from DVD retailers, an important change that service providers, like cable, satellite and direct to home players have already acknowledged.

As recent researches have showed there seems to be an enlarged activity on ports directed to Windows Media Player and Winamp, a token that attackers are making efforts to screen machines for a new codec vulnerability.

The security firm Secunia, pointed out the weak features that make the players vulnerable – they are to be found in 3ivx Technologies' MPEG-4 codec, a necessary compatibility application used to create and play back MP4 files.

Harsh criticism has targeted VoIP company Skype both for its handling of a critical security hole and supposedly ignoring users' bug reports.Skype has managed to fix quite a serious security gap in the latest version of its Windows VoIP software, which could have had bad consequences for PC users as it would have made possible for some fraudulent websites to load and run malicious code.

The Information week Blog has published recently a top of the main problems Vista should get rid of with its forthcoming release.The rumor has it that Vista Service Pack 1 aims mainly at fixing all the little bugs that a first service pack for a new Microsoft operating system has to tackle rather than at performance.

Following McAfee’s latest statements, along with the release of Service Pack 1 for Microsoft's Windows and its expected success on the market, new trouble lies ahead due to malware writers.

The "alliance" between Windows XP and the upcoming Service Pack 3 does twice a greater job than the one between Vista and SP1, recent tests show. Devil Mountain Software revealed that a preview version of SP3 for Windows XP enhanced the performance with 10 percent. The same source regarded SP1 performance for Vista as insignificant.

Xirrus, Inc., announced availability of the first in a series of free computer desktop tools for WiFi users. The Xirrus WiFi Monitor gadget for Windows Vista provides at a glance access to useful real-time information about WiFi adapters, connections, and the surrounding environment.