Todays security tip: be sure to get the most out of your Ad-Aware software by using Ad-Aware 2007s "Web Update" feature.

The new Web Update feature allows you to receive incremental Definitions File updates, giving you a quick, easy way to stay protected from the latest spyware threats.

Web Update also allows us to automatically upload any new functions and features that we use to improve the 2007 version. That means, each time you update, you are downloading more power and better function for your Ad-Aware version.

The Washington Post recently ran an article profiling the Russian Business Network, an Internet business based in St. Petersburg said to be responsible for hosting websites that carry out a major part of the worlds cyber-crime.

A new rogue, known as XP AntiVirus or XPAntiVirus, has been making the rounds. Typical of fraudware, this rogue anti-virus software creates registry entries for fake, non-existent malware that it then "detects" when it scans your PC. This tactic is used to scare you into purchasing the software.

While the program does come with a removal option, when PC users attempt to uninstall it, XP AntiVirus will start up again the next time they reboot.

We've received word that Lavasoft Privacy Toolbox was chosen as an Editors Choice product by Military Embedded Systems magazine for its September/October 2007 issue.

Thanks, OpenSystems Publishing!