Facebook Worms...

No, this isn't something that will appear in your toilet pan if you don't wash your hands.

It's the latest in a long line of viruses to hit the internet, and it targets people where it hurts them most, social networking sites!

With more than 175 millions users on Facebook at present, the site is an ideal target.

The virus is also affecting other networking sites, such as Bebo, hi5 and MySpace.

The virus, according to security firm TrendMicro, is a new variation of the worm "Koobface".

The worm works by sending you a message on Facebook from a "friend", inviting you to watch a video via an external link.

The link will then take you to a page that appears to be similar to YouTube, accompanied by an image of the friend that sent you the link.

To 'watch' the video, you are asked to download Adobe Flash Player, which then takes you away from the site to download the worm inadvertently.

The worm has the ability to gain control of your computer, potentially denying you access to all of your files.

The worm will rifle through your compromised PC, sniffing out browser cookies associated with 10 different social networking sites.

Then, using the usernames and passwords within those cookies it will log on to each service, search your friends and then send those people messages that include a link to the worm.

So, ensure your Anti-Virus software is up-to-date and be extra vigilant when downloading applications, especially if you are friends with me on Facebook!

Spotify...

A quick note to mention how unbelievably fantastic this piece of software is.

For those who don't know, Spotify is a little piece of software genius which emerged from Scandanavia last year, that allows music lovers to listen to practically any song under the sun, by any artist, free of charge, at the minor inconvenience of a short advert every twenty minutes.

Spotify, in my eyes is the future of music, it will seriously give i-Tunes a run for it's money, allowing users to find what they want to listen to, instantly.

No downloads, no hassle, and most importantly, no cost.

Another fabulous feature of Spotify, is the collaborative playlist option, allowing users to send it to a friend so they can both add tracks to the same playlist, a great way of sharing music, and exploring new genres.

With deals with major record labels, and a number of independent ones, Spotify seems to be the sought-after piece of software right now.

Spotify will be a God-send for smaller bands hoping to make a name for themselves, with a recommendation system with each artist, pointing users in the way of bands they perhaps may never heard of, amongst bigger names.

Spotify will also play a large role in beating music piracy, with the need to download music at an all-time low, why spend hours searching for illegal downloads when you can access the music you love, effortlessly?

Needless to say, Spotify is causing quite a stir, and rightly-so.

A great piece of software, for any music lover.