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Warning as new Facebook malware affects over 100k users in two days


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Warning as new Facebook malware affects over 100k users in two days

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A leading Internet security researcher has warned Facebook users about downloading a fake Flash player upgrade which is in fact a dangerous piece of malware.

The malware tricks users by appearing in their newsfeed as a link to a porn video, which looks like it has been shared by one of their Facebook friends.
If you click on the link, you will then be redirected to a webpage which may look similar to a YouTube style video sharing site. You’ll then see the first few seconds of the video before being prompted to download a Flash update in order to watch the remainder of the smutty movie.
However, you really don’t want to download the ‘Flash update’.
If you do, your computer will be infected with the malware, which will take over your Facebook account and proceed to post porn links to your Facebook page, tagging 20 of your friends each time it posts.
The method of tricking users with an enticing post or link in order to infect computers with malware is of course nothing new, but the fact that this particular piece of malware tags friends of the victim has resulted in the malware spreading rapidly in a short period of time.
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It's not Facebook Malware, it's Facebook User Malware.....people need to be educated more on the method of drive by clicking :(

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