Ainslot.L acts as a banker Trojan, stealing log-in information related to banks. It also scans the computer looking for and removing other bots so that it becomes the only bot on the system.

It spreads in a fake email purporting to come from UK clothing company CULT. The message informs users that they have placed an order on CULT’s online store and the invoice amount will be charged to their credit card. The text includes a link to view the order, which actually downloads the bot onto the computer.

The malware infection removes other bots from the infected system, leaving the entire system to it’s mercy… One to watch out for!

Microsoft hasn’t announced a date Windows 8 will be released to manufacturing although it’s widely thought to be around the October time frame. There’s still plenty that could push the date back given the ambitious nature of Windows 8, with an entirely new UI and built-in Store, compared to earlier releases.

Assuming Microsoft follows the strategy as previous public betas, the Windows 8 “consumer preview” will probably not expire until the final version is nearing release.  More details will become available as we get closer to the release date.

Apple will no doubt be appealing against the decision, with their argument being that Motorolla had refused to license the patent on “acceptable terms” and that the module was declared to be an industrial patent in 2005.

Next year will bring many new things to our lives, challenges, achievements and new technologies to master.   Mobile phones will become ever more powerful and computers in general will be more ubiquitous than ever before, making their ways into our living rooms, kitchens and even our bedrooms.  With companies like Microsoft looking to revolutionise our use of computers by implementing control using hand gestures and voice activation, based on technology used in the awesome Kinect controller for the XBOX 360, this could be a huge step forward in computer interaction.  Exciting times ahead.

Tablet computers will become even more popular because of their convenience and speed of use, and a new player will emerge in the market, as Google look to launch their own branded tablet in direct competition with the iPad, hoping to offer consumers a cost effective user friendly experience.  Bring it on!

Keep an eye on this blog next year as I will be starting a series of screencasts which will have all sorts of computer related hints, tips and techniques.

Enjoy the festive period, see you next year!

In the future this blog section will be filled with:

• The latest news
• Tutorials in both text and video format
• And  some of my general rantings about all things computers.

Stick with my for the time being as I can only do all these things when I have the time to do it, but I do intend to put at least one tutorial in here per month.

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