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The latest court case involving spyware that has all the online world talking is quite a bit different from the other legal cases we've told you about.
...To buy Ad-Aware SE products at 15 percent off!
The holidays may be over, but we extended the sale on all of our products into the month of January. So if you haven't already taken advantage of our special offer, make sure to do so today, before it expires!
Here's some news you might not be expecting: spam has taken a sudden nose-dive in the past week. Spam levels suddenly dropped 30 percent last week, reports are saying.
We wish we could say that the let-up was brought on by vigilance in the struggle to keep the junk out of our inboxes.
Is age a factor when it comes to Internet use? Even though we sometimes think of computer technology being limited to a younger generation, it's not always the case.
Studies are showing that the number of seniors that surf the web is on the rise, with some calling them the fastest growing demographic. Last January, a Pew Internet report found that 34 percent of Americans age 65 and older go online, up from 29 percent in January 2005.
This January marked the launch of MoAB, or the "Month of Apple Bugs."
Each day this month, two researchers are releasing details about previously undisclosed Mac OS X or Apple application security bugs in order to put the spotlight on Apple software vulnerabilities.
A rapid heart rate..increased sweating..furious clicking of the mouse..cursing at your computer screen. Do any of these happen to you when you're surfing the web? If so, you may be experiencing the first signs of "mouse rage."
At least that's what a new study has to say.
We've all had frustrating moments when our computers just won't work the way we want them to. But are poorly designed websites and annoying pop-up ads actually bad for our health?
On behalf of all of us here at Lavasoft, we wish you a wonderful New Year - filled with privacy protection and safe computing!
Happy New Year!
Yesterday we sent you to PC World for a review of 2006. Today it's time to look ahead and prepare for tomorrow.
2007 cyber criminals will be more sophisticated in their attack on unsuspecting victims. As computer users slowly become educated about 'phishing' scams, the scammers will need to come up with new ideas, certainly targeting social networking websites like myspace.com, as well as instant messenger programs and internet telephone programs like Skype.
'Tis the season for the end-of-year reviews as well as predictions for what is ahead.
Today we send you to PC World for 2006: The Year in Security.
Come back again tomorrow for a peek at security and technology predictions for 2007.
We really are speechless. Honored. Humbled.
According to Google Earth, the Kingdom of Norway has now found itself smack-dab in the middle of the Kingdom of Sweden (see the photo)!

Johan Kinnander, the manager of Google's Scandinavian branch, only had this to say. "Jag måste kolla upp det här innan jag kan lämna någon kommentar" (translation: I must check on this before I can comment.)
We thought we'd share with you a bright, warm tradition, straight from Lavasoft headquarters.
On December 13th, people across Scandinavia greet the dark morning with candles and singing, marking the annual celebration of Saint Lucia in Sweden.
The tradition of Saint Lucia Day dates back to the Middle Ages, when December 13th fell on the winter solstice, the longest day of the year. The day is celebrated to honor the Sicilian martyr, Lucia.
Our security words of wisdom from last week are still true for this week: don't open or save Word files that you receive from untrusted sources, or even ones that you receive unexpectedly from someone you trust.
Just days after warnings of the first flaw, Microsoft told us about a second zero-day flaw, said to affect Word 2000, 2002, 2003 and Word Viewer. Microsofts Patch Tuesday fell on December 12th, but did not include fixes for the two flaws.


