Call for ISPs to help fight Sober

Internet service providers (ISPs) have been urged to check their user traffic patterns to locate and shut down machines infected with the mass-mailing Sober worm.

ZDNet UK reports that anti-virus firm F-Secure has called on ISPs to also warn infected customers so they can disinfect themselves.

A company specialising in wiki software has introduced a service that transforms a spreadsheet into an interactive Web site that anyone on a team can view and edit, reports Techtree.

The company, JotSpot, has created its JotSpot Tracker to "marry the convenience of a spreadsheet with the collaborative power of a wiki", says Techtree.

JotSpot Tracker is a hosted service that is available in public beta at http://tracker.jot.com/.

Alex Tew, creator of the 'milliondollarhomepage`, will sell his last 1 000 pixels tomorrow on eBay. Bidding was last at $152 100, reports the BBC. This, added to Tew`s current $999 000, will make his idea worth more than $1 million.

The 21-year-old business management student thought up the idea of selling pixels as advertising space, costing a dollar per dot.

The minimum purchase was $100 for a 10x10 pixel square to hold the buyer`s logo or design. Clicking on that space takes readers to the buyer`s Web site.

Microsoft plans to scour its code to look for flaws similar to a recent serious Windows bug and to update its development practices to prevent similar problems in future products, reports CNet. The new species of flaw creates a new twist in Microsoft`s battle with hackers, as it works to improve its security practices.

The critical flaw, in the way Windows Meta File images are handled, is different from any security vulnerability the software maker has dealt with in the past, say Kevin Kean and Debby Fry Wilson, directors at Microsoft`s Security Response Centre.

In response to the new threat, the software company is pledging to take a look at its programs, to avoid similar problems.