Porn shocks Spanish police

Spanish police officers settling in for a video presentation were shocked to witness footage from a hard-core pornographic film, says Forbes.com.

Howling laughter rippled through the auditorium where 120 Madrid city police officers had gathered Monday to see the video on operations at an academy where they are to study, the Madrid regional justice and interior ministry said.

A ministry official said computer technicians blamed the glitch on a Trojan Horse computer virus that activated when the computer containing the video was turned on.

Grisoft has released beta versions of the next editions of its AVG security software, according to Computer Active.

The free public trials include the entire AVG 7.5 computer security portfolio, new products and updated versions of earlier products that are claimed to be significantly improved.

Trial versions of the software include protection against a growing range of cyber and computer threats including worms, viruses, Trojans, spam and key-loggers.

The Bangladeshi government is considering clamping down on hackers with punishment of a 10-year prison term, a fine of one million taka ($14 300), or both, says the People`s Daily Online.

The law, named "Ministry of Information and Communication Technology Act 2006", will punish hackers and computer virus authors.

Also punishable is the use of a PC as a medium to disclose trade secrets.

Kaspersky Lab has produced a user guide that explains how to stay safe from online threats, says The IT Shield.

Staying Safe Online takes care not to scare or confuse home PC users, emphasising that while online threats have evolved and pose a significant risk, the measures needed to protect against them are simple, even for PC novices.

The comprehensive guide covers 'traditional` threats, such as spam and worms, through to the biggest threats facing home PC users today - phishing attacks and crimeware.

Consumer Reports created 5 500 computer viruses to test the effectiveness of anti-virus software, says ABC.

A dozen anti-virus protection programs were tested to see whether they could detect and block new viruses.

No one program could eliminate all the spyware, but some proved better than others.