You may have seen the headlines last week about a series of worm attacks on Twitter. As we know that many of you use the site (and maybe even follow the team here at Lavasoft on it) we’d like to take a moment to clarify what it was and how you can stay safe.

PAntispyware09 is a new rogue anti-spyware application and a clone of MsAntispyware2009. It will give exaggerated threat reports on the compromised computer, then ask the user to purchase a registered version to remove threats which do not exist.

While April 1 may have passed without the Conficker botnet activating an ‘armageddon-like’ payload, as some reports speculated, Conficker is still a threat that the world is watching.

Conficker is now not only making headlines for the malware’s latest actions and expectations, but it’s also making waves due to how computer users have responded to this threat and others like it.  

In addition to our post last week, here’s another quick bit of security information for all of you social networking enthusiasts:

There’s some fresh news from the Net this week on combating Koobface – the badly behaving worm seen spreading through social networking sites.

Social networks – whether you love them for the ease and ability to speak your mind, or haven’t completely warmed to them because of the opportunities they open up for scammers – there’s no denying their increasing popularity.

In light of that fact, we’ve featured social networking communities in the April issue of Lavasoft News. If you use Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or any of the other countless networking sites, this month’s safety news and Lavasoft Malware Labs threat information is not-to-be-missed.