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Usually walls are used to keep things out, you know, like the wind, or bugs, or barbarian invaders. Ironic, then, that Facebook's iconic Wall, the thing that helped to set it apart from MySpace and grab a huge share of the online social networking space, is actually being used by some to spread malicious software capable of turning your machine into a zombie, so that others with bad intents can control it and make it do their bidding online. The "attack" is actually rather unsophisticated -- just a link posted to the wall to a site that supposedly has a video of, what else, a celebrity caught in a private moment doing naughty things with a special someone. Naturally the site doesn't have any such video, just a fake version of the Flash plugin that is actually the malware itself. You're prompted to install it to view the video and, once installed, your machine is theirs for the taking.
So, as always, be careful where you click, keep your virus scanner up to date, and only install plug-ins like that from official sources, like Adobe.com. [Source: PC World]
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Subscribe to commentsMikeAug 9th 2008 3:49PM
You'd have to be an idiot to fall for that one.
miraAug 12th 2008 2:19PM
The best way to prevent that is to not care about a celebrity doing naughty things.
LanaAug 12th 2008 2:37PM
Lol...looks like there's a prime example already posted on THIS "wall."
bosotnAug 12th 2008 4:19PM
what do you do if you've open up the link/virus already?
aaAug 12th 2008 5:06PM
The question is.... Why is face book allowing it on their site? I thought things had to be approved, If not there need to be stricter rules. Cant they go and trace who is posting these?
ViviAug 12th 2008 7:10PM
Mike-------did you fall for it?