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The careful reader will notice a few tell-tale signs of the e-mail's inauthenticity; Facebook never sends out e-mails like these, and even if it did, it wouldn't use the awkward grammar and lazy punctuation that are all over these messages. Clearly, though, enough people are falling for it to warrant concern. According to McAfee labs, this e-mail has become the "sixth most prevalent piece of malware targeting consumers in the last 24 hours." McAfee also estimates that tens of millions of malicious e-mails have been sent out across Europe, the U.S. and Asia since the pestilence began on Tuesday. Considering that there are about 400 million users on Facebook, McAfee malware expert Dave Marcus estimates that hackers could successfully infect millions of computers. As he told Reuters, "If you get 10-percent success, that's 40 million." So, just be careful about it, and don't let your computer be one of them. [From: McAfee; via: CNET and Reuters]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsBarbaraMar 20th 2010 2:41PM
I hate Face Book and would never opt in for any of their accounts. I just don't get why everyone is a follower instead of a leader. And if you have any idea bout your security, you should already know, NO ONE can change your pass word but YOU!!!! And why would you put any personal information on any of the sires. They all have been hacked at one time or another....Security my azz....
CliffMar 20th 2010 7:57PM
I agree, I don't want nothing to do with Facebook. Too many issues and I don't believe in putting my life on a website such as Facebook.
LillianMar 20th 2010 3:02PM
Whether it's FaceBook or any other Email venue, everyone should know by now, with all the information that's been out there about emails, not to open emails such as these, or any from unknown senders. A little common sense goes a long way.
TomMar 20th 2010 4:14PM
You can tell the email is FAKE by the bad English in the second line. (It's best not to tell you what the mistake is so as not to alert perpetrators.)
X.EmmettMar 20th 2010 5:02PM
Scam or no Scam the site should be named, "FaceCrook".
AquilusMar 20th 2010 5:04PM
my mother opened that by mistake and we got a virus that disabled Java and couldn't be removed with the basic virus removal tools. i ended up having to use ComboFix to get rid of it, which is risky business. anywhoo, it's not just spam, it's a virus carrier as well. but as tom stated, you can tell it's fake by the poor english, which is true of most spam emails. you'd think the spammers would learn to spell and punctuate properly to be more effective...hmm. of course those people that produce it are idiots anyway.
mattMar 21st 2010 2:38AM
If you're stupid enough to read that misspelled drivel and STILL click the attachment, you deserve a virus. Take that money you would've spent on the new iPad and pay someone to cure your computer. And if you don't bother to read before you click download, you deserve it too. I really hate stupid people. If there are 40 million people who are willing to download a virus, then there are 40 million people we don't need in the world. I'm not perfect, but I'm not retarded either...
Let me tell you what I just finished clearing from my spam folder:
6 penis enlargers
a colon cleanser
I've won about 37 lotteries in the past two weeks
2 women looking to marry me. They assure me they're "very hots"
1 more penis enlarger