The next update for Windows to be released this month will close a hole that first appears in Windows NT 3.1.  This effects nearly all versions of Windows since, including Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008 as well as Windows Vista and Windows 7. 

The monthly update that will be releases later this month will tackle a total of 25 holes, 5 of which have been labelled as “critical”.

The bug was discovered within the last month by a Google security expert.  He found the vulnerability comes from Windows compatibility.  This is a piece of software that allows older programs that were designed to run on previous versions of Windows, to run on newer versions of Windows.

A new version of scareware has just infected the internet with a new way of conning people into believing their files are corrupted and then charging them to “repair” the files.  The new Trojan W32/DatCrypt once installed on a computer infects Mircrosoft Office, music and video files.  They are then encrypted by the scareware.  This fools the owner of the PC into believing their files are damaged.

It’s now 2010 and as a new decade starts more and more people are using laptops and smaller mobile devices to communicate via email.  Laptops are becoming cheaper and the smaller netbooks are excellent value for the ever mobile user.  This decade we are a lot more mobile and need to be in constant touch and communication.

These companies are now using Microsoft's Live social networking applications to create fake blogs.  The blogs then have fake links which redirect to the pharmaceutical companies' sites.  This is similar to an older technique where cybercriminals posted comments on others' blogs.