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More and more spam carries infected attachments

Mainz, Germany  - Spam is losing none of its annoyance and is becoming even more dangerous, according to analysts at Sophos - a German security software firm.

During the third quarter, one out of every 416 e-mails contained a potentially dangerous attachment compared with one in every 3,333 e-mails in the second quarter, Sophos said.

The increase can be linked to a large series of malware-spam attacks over the summer. Fake mails were doctored to appear as if they were coming from delivery company UPS and designed to steal money or online identities. All the bigger attacks targeted computers running Windows.

‘Golmaal Returns’ brings cheer at box office

‘Golmaal Returns’ brings cheer at box officeThe astounding success of 'Golmaal Returns' has brought the much-needed respite to the film industry after a practically 'dry spell' of luck, following poor box office response to big budgeted films.

'Golmaal Returns'- produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd and directed by Rohit Shetty - is a sequel to one of the biggest grossers of 2006, 'Golmaal.'

Eto'o keeps brilliant Barcelona on top in Spain

Madrid  - Samuel Eto'o kept Barcelona on top of the Spanish Liga on Saturday by scoring four goals in the 6-0 destruction of lowly Valladolid.

Eto'o scored all of his goals in another sparkling first-half display from Barca. He now leads the scorers' chart with 13 goals in 10 games.

Barca - the form team of Planet Football right now - have won their last eight league matches and are top with 25 points, two more than Real Madrid, who beat Malaga 4-3 earlier on Saturday in a dramatic clash.

Villarreal, who are at home to Almeria on Sunday, are third on 21 points.

Eto'o began the slaughter of Valladolid by scoring with his left foot in the 12th minute, after being set up by Daniel Alves.

Comedian Katt Williams arrested on weapons charges; released

Comedian Katt Williams arrested on weapons charges; releasedAccording to the New York Daily News, Comedian Katt Williams was arrested in midtown Manhattan early Thursday morning, on weapons charges.

The police found 35-year-old performer's Mercedes bus and red Cadillac Escalade parked on Broadway. They noticed that the SUV was missing a license plate, and three guns were in plain sight inside the vehicles. When Williams emerged from a nearby building, and told the cops that the vehicles were his, they handcuffed him.

More online worlds to explore on release of November's new games

Hamburg  - Fans of online role-playing games will have even more worlds to explore this autumn when game publishers release expanded versions the most popular titles.

World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings Online and Everquest are all set to release expansion packs this autumn. The Chronicles of Spellborn marks the introduction of at least one brand new online world. And for players who want to stay offline, there will be an apocalyptic world to explore in Fallout 3. If you just want to race a car, there's Need for Speed - Undercover.

Taiwan seeks to sign free trade agreement with China

Taipei  - Taiwan is seeking to sign a trade pact with China which is similar to a free trade agreement (FTA), a newspaper said on Sunday.

The Commercial Times, quoting an unnamed official, said that Taiwan plans to follow the model of Hong Kong and sign a pact to promote trade with China.

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT, Taiwan's ruling party) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will discuss it during the KMT-CCP forum to be held in Hong Kong in December.

Hong Kong, after reverting to Chinese rule in 1997 following 150 years of British colonization, signed the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with China in June 2003, helping to open up a huge market for Hong Kong goods and services.

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