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An screen name once connected to animated TV dad Homer Simpson is being used to spread malware. A mobile phone worm propagating through the phone numbers of users' address books is spreading in the wild across popular SymbianOS smartphone devices, security vendor Fortinet has warned. Global spam volumes have doubled in the past year, showing a shift away from selling products towards spreading malware, according to new research. The number of phishing URLs used to spread "crimeware" among consumer PCs rose to an all-time high in May, according to a report from an industry association that works to eliminate identity theft and fraud caused by phishing and email spoofing. Movie goers are being targeted by a spam email about the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie which downloads a Trojan horse. Websense has discovered a new set of malicious code being distributed by the Stration worm through the Skype network. A new wave of spam messages related to Angelina Jolie are spreading with the intention to trick users into downloading and installing malware. An Apple QuickTime exploit is using MySpace's enormous user base to launch a blended cross-site scripting attack that, if successful, steals users' log-in credentials and installs adware on victims' machines, security researchers said today. Symantec warned this weekend of a new worm taking advantage of a Microsoft bug, prompting the security company to raise its ThreatCon level. The United States central command was hit by an attack and affected computers in combat zones in the Middle East. The U.S. Department of Defense has banned USB drives and other removable media after a worm hit military networks. A worm, exploiting the emergency Microsoft patch, turns infected computers into bots that can launch DDoS attacks. Yahoo and Microsoft are teaming up in an effort to stop lottery email scams. Users might end up with rogue anti-virus software on their machines by searching for Halloween costumes online. 'Internetpol' needed or internet businesses may fail. CynapsPro Suite 2008 is another tiered protection mechanism. A new worm spreading across the US has prompted some experts to warn that an extensive botnet is being spawned.. Spammers and malware writers exploiting site to infect users. Malware-laden messages on the increase. Spammed malware activity boomed over the month of July, according to Google.