Trojan virus attacks fantasy gamers

Sophos is warning of a Trojan virus designed to attack players of an online role-playing game. The Trojan horse, LegMir-Y, targets players of Lineage, an online fantasy game of witchcraft and war, by harvesting usernames, passwords and other data from players. The Trojan substitutes Windows files with copies of itself and edits the Registry to ensure it is run each time the computer is started. ...more

AOL to offer downloadable movies

AOL, currently in transition from its traditional image as a moms and pops ISP to an Internet content portal has signed a deal with a number of the major studios to offer downloadable films through the AOL Video portal. The movie majors who have signed up with the Home Entertainment Group are 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and - no surprise - Warner Bros. After purchase - prices range from $9. ...more

AFP agrees Google News lawsuit settlement

An agreement has been reached between Google and Agence France-Presse over the use of photos and cuttings from the French news wire service. In a joint statement, the two companies said the accord allows the internet giant to post AFP content on Google News and other services. Terms of the pact were not disclosed. ...more

mobile phone virus gets more mobile

A mobile phone virus has been found in the wild in the US and South Africa, eight months after it was released in The Philippines. Cabir has now spread to 13 countries including the UK but only reached the US today, when it was discovered in a gadgets shop in California. A passing techie recognised a telltale image on the infected phone's screen. ...more

BT reaches out to potential ADSL customers

BT is planning to increase the maximum distance between customers and ADSL-enabled exchanges. Currently you need to be within 3.5km from an exchange to be a considered a suitable case for installation. ...more