In the click of it

There has been a flaw discovered in Microsoft PowerPoint, just days after the vendor`s July patch. This zero-day attack is linked to a Trojan horse called Trojan.PPDropper.B that arrives via an e-mail from a Gmail address.

Be wary - the subject line and .ppt file are in Chinese characters.

Also, the upcoming Windows Vista has been identified by Symantec as being less secure than XP, because of the large amount of new code it will contain.

There is evidence that more and more databases are being attacked by hackers.

SecureWorks is detecting up to 8 000 attacks per day on databases owned by its clients, up from an average 100 to 200 attacks per day in the first three months of this year.

Hackers working from computers in Russia, China, Brazil, Hungary, and Korea, are using SQL injection attacks.

SecureWorks is detecting up to 8 000 attacks per day on databases owned by its clients, up from an average of 100 to 200 attacks per day in the first three months of this year.

Ilva Pieterse, ITWeb journalist

Click fraud has increased since the beginning of the year. This type of fraud happens when people or computer programs click on advertisements and imitate legitimate users.

The overall industry average for click fraud rose to 14.1% in the second quarter, from 13.7% in the first quarter.

UK government is considering changing its anti-spam legislation introduced in 2003. The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations outlaws the sending of spam to individuals, it does not stop spammers sending unsolicited junk emails to businesses.

Sources: eWeek, Infoworld, United Press International, Silicon.com, The Register