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Google garnered headlines all week with its new Chrome browser. Rival Microsoft announced it will release just four patches next Tuesday, but that may not be cause to think the day will be an easy one for those responsible for keeping systems patched. Also looking ahead, Apple is expected to announce iPod news. Otherwise, a warning was issued about new trickery from spammers and in case we all weren't aware of it by now, social-networking sites could be ripe for malware.

Google's Picasa image hosting service is fast becoming the new tool of choice for spammers to elude email filters.

Hackers targeting Georgia in the midst of its conflict with Russia have started sending out a new batch of malicious spam messages, apparently with the aim of building a new botnet network of remote-controlled computers.

MX Logic, Inc. today issued an internet threat warning alerting businesses and consumers about an expected surge of potentially dangerous political spam, which may begin hitting inboxes as early as next week.