Threat Level: Orange

Computer viruses, trojans, rootkits and other malware are of a constant concern to all of us however we now have a new concern to worry about.

It's Mailware.

Oh great, what is Mailware and what do I need to do to protect myself from it?

The good folks over at the F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog has discovered that Windefender 2009, a spyware removal tool can "Get rid of Mailware Now!".

Before getting too worried and wanting to perform a quick scan to determine if your affected by Mailware let me warn you first. This product is just another rogue anti-spyware software that will not help you out, in-fact there is not even a such thing as Mailware. It's just a typo made by crooks. I just though it was funny and wanted to share a laugh with you.