You look just awesome in this new movie!” Those are just few quotes that were taken from hackers who were trying to hack Facebook accounts by installing a Facebook virus called Koobface. Once you clicked on the messages, you will be brought to a page where you need to update your Flash player before the video can be viewed. Therein lies the virus, cloaked in a “flash_player.exe” file.
So what can you do to prevent or remove this stinky Facebook virus? Facebook has posted a “How-to” method to guide users on overcoming this problem: http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=1009
If your account has recently been used to send spam, please visit one of the online antivirus scanners and reset your password on Facebook.
* http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
* http://security.symantec.com
* http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8
* http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm
* http://ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
* http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan
* http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan
Some preventive measures that you should take to avoid such things happen :
* If a link or message seems weird, don’t click on it.
* Be aware of where you enter your password.
* Report any spam or abuse you see on discussion boards and Walls.
* Don’t use the same password on Facebook that you use in other places on the web.
* Never share your password with anyone.
* Don’t click on links or open attachments in suspicious emails.
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