New Internet worm combines threat of SirCam and Code Red

The Nimda virus is widespread and harmful. The worm is known to attack both normal Internet users and Web servers. Those who have chosen to use Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser and the closely associated Outlook Express/Outlook e-mail client should update using the most recent patches, and update their anti-virus software. ...more

W3C updates its Amaya browsing tool

The Web standards body W3C has updated its Amaya Web browser and authoring tool. Designed to create and update documents directly on the Web, it can be used to test compliance with current standards. Features of the new 8. ...more

Russian computers may be susceptible to a new virus concealed in bitmap images

The virus is a Trojan - named Agent - that infects computers running the Russian edition of Windows 2000 with IE 5 and 5.5 when the victim clicks on a bitmap image attached in an email. Microsoft has yet to issue a patch for the flaw in the handling of bitmap images, according to Kaspersky - a Russian antivirus company - and it has been exploited as a direct result of the leak of part of the Windows source code. ...more

Mozilla betas Thunderbird 2

Mozilla has released a first beta of Thunderbird 2, the next generation of its standalone email client. A redesigned visual theme introduces the new Message Tags features - custom tags that can be added to messages and combined with saved searches and mail views to make it easier to organise email - as well as numerous improvements to existing features. The changes involve: Session History Navigation (back and forward buttons allow navigation through message history); extensions support (extensions can now add custom columns to the message list pane in addition to storing custom message data in the mail database); and notification alerts (new mail alerts include information such as the subject, sender and message text); and find as you type. ...more

MacDrive enhances the Windows eXPerience

MacDrive, software that enables Windows PCs to read Mac-formatted disks, is being updated to support Windows XP. MacDrive allows Windows users to copy, open, save, delete and rename files on Mac disks and to format disks for the Mac and is a useful alternative for users seeking a means of transferring files between platforms. It is compatible with, amongst others, floppies, Zip, Jaz, ORB, SyQuest, hard drives, CD-ROMs and multi-session CD-Rs. ...more