Social network Facebook under attack of a worm
Posted: December 8th, 2008 | Tags: Malware, Virus |Computer security experts warn about the next splash in activity of the harmful program Koobface extending through social network Facebook.
Worm Koobface has been detected for the first time even in the summer, but in the end of last week a new modification of this malware was detected. Facebook user receives a message from somebody from his contacts-list, which ostensibly suggests to look an interesting video. Behind the link, specified in the message, the potential victim receives an offer to install update for the flash player, in order to have a possibility to watch the video. If the user agrees, the malware program installs itself on his computer.
When the Koobface is installed, it starts to load trojan components amd modules to collect the private data and confidentional information. In theory, with Koobface frauds can get user’s logins and passwords and turn the infected computer into a bot.
Facebook recomends it’s users to update their antivirus software and don’t follow suspicious links.
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