Another day, another 2 malware exploits to avoid on Facebook
Posted by: Timothy Tibbetts on 02/07/2014 02:09 AM
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There are 2 new possible Facebook malware attempts running around currently that you should be aware of.
The first is the good old attachment problem. What you might have seen in messages says:
“There is a major HACK going on affecting several people. It sends a private message to your facebook. Ignore any and all PM's (chat box) telling you about a pic or pics . I have not sent pictures to anyone, nor have I posted them to anyone. These messages have a zip file attached to them. DO NOT OPEN IT!! Copy and paste this to your facebook as well to spread the word that no one should open this file. It is a virus.....”
To avoid this, you do the same thing you would in email or elsewhere. Don’t open zip files. Facebook lets you see images inside of Facebook and random zip files rarely contain anything good.
The second tries to take advantage of the new “A Look Back Video” that has gotten popular. This is why I don’t like these trendy things, everyone jumps on board and someone looks to take advantage.
There have been reports of a scam campaign in which users are tricked into going to a bogus page and installing malware disguised as the A Look Back video.
Like above, and always, if you see you have left Facebook, close the window and watch out for attempts to get you to download anything.
The first is the good old attachment problem. What you might have seen in messages says:
“There is a major HACK going on affecting several people. It sends a private message to your facebook. Ignore any and all PM's (chat box) telling you about a pic or pics . I have not sent pictures to anyone, nor have I posted them to anyone. These messages have a zip file attached to them. DO NOT OPEN IT!! Copy and paste this to your facebook as well to spread the word that no one should open this file. It is a virus.....”
To avoid this, you do the same thing you would in email or elsewhere. Don’t open zip files. Facebook lets you see images inside of Facebook and random zip files rarely contain anything good.
The second tries to take advantage of the new “A Look Back Video” that has gotten popular. This is why I don’t like these trendy things, everyone jumps on board and someone looks to take advantage.
There have been reports of a scam campaign in which users are tricked into going to a bogus page and installing malware disguised as the A Look Back video.
Like above, and always, if you see you have left Facebook, close the window and watch out for attempts to get you to download anything.
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