The traditional mid-Autumn festival gift of mooncakes has a new interpretation: this year, many people are sending e-mooncakes instead, via email and QQ Messenger.

Messages posted to the popular Baiban discussion forums appladed the innovation. "It's so much easier than sending real mooncakes" commented one poster, "and it's not as if anyone ever actually eats real mooncakes, we just re-gift them to someone else".

e-mooncake recipients should beware however, this week security experts found the first virus contained in an e-mooncake. Created by a hacker known as TastyCake99, the e-mooncake contains a variety of less than pleasant fillings.