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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

false Photo from the hijacked Facebook accounts

Facebook users are encouraged to be cautious when receiving a message on Facebook. If possible, confirm the previously received message to a friend who sent before opening the file or the attached document.

Again, Facebook used to spread malicious programs to users. The attack began from the hijacked Facebook accounts.

Through accounts of victims of piracy, the offender will then spread the links to all his friends. The message seemed to include a photo, when in fact it's not a photograph.

false Photo if the trial opened will infect the victim's computer with a variety of malicious files. According to security experts Jovi Umawing of GFI, including spyware Zeus is considered quite dangerous.

Facebook has acted to block the spread of Internet addresses that make it a trojan. It is hoped this will put a halt to its spread to the users of Facebook.

Mike Geide, a security researcher from Zscaler ThreatLabZ spread Malware say this is a classic way to use Facebook properly. "Facebook was built in order to facilitate the people to a variety of images and other content - and people tend to believe if a message comes from their friends," said Geide.