Now a days a facebook worm is infecting millions of people. So i decided to write an article on it to aware people. So i am going to describe you that how you can secure yourself from this or if are infected then how can you remove it.
How it is being spread ?
Koobface sends malicious codes in forms of messages such as "You look funny in this new video" and "You look just awesome in this new movie" leads straight to the virus
I assure you there is nothing funny about it. The Albanian malware can cause a lot of damage to your PC. The way it works is rather simple. You see that your friend has shared a video link on Facebook, you click on it and get redirected to a fake YouTube site which then requires you to download an Adobe Flash Player update. The video features a woman starting to undress and beneath it you see that it has more than a million views. That, of course, is not true. The fake video may play for a second or two so that the you would be even more tempted to download the supposed update and finish watching the clip. Instead of this update, however, you get infected with a malicious Trojan.
How it works ?
The Trojan that is spread via this scam is called Trojan.Agent.BDYV and once it enters the system it starts collecting user’s personal data. It may also function as a browser hijacker. Needless to say, whoever gets infected with this malware is very likely to suffer financial consequences. Moreover, the Trojan also uses the victim’s Facebook account in order to continue on with its distribution. The user may not even be able to delete these fake posts from his own timeline and activity log. As you can see, the program is truly intrusive.
Unfortunately, Funny Facebook video scam is not the only one of its kind. Earlier this year a scam called “Rest in Peace” first appeared online. The name of the scam refers to its content: a video link posted appears to be about a famous person’s death. If one were to click on it, he or she would be redirected to a corrupted page harboring malware. A slightly different scam was also reported in May 2013: Dorkbot malware was being distributed via Facebook chats.
How to prevent yourself from it?
DON'T CLICK ON THE MESSAGE
Be cautious of individuals who represent themselves as officials soliciting personal information via e-mail
Be cautious of emails that contain pictures in attached files, as many of the files may contain a virus. Only open attachments from known senders
Be cautious of emails that contain pictures in attached files, as many of the files may contain a virus. Only open attachments from known senders.
Do not provide personal information to anyone who solicits information. Also beware on the social network sites that include messages and comments such as Paris Hilton Tosses Dwarf On The Street; Examiners Caught Downloading Grades From The Internet; Hello; You must see it!!! LOL. My friend catched you on hidden cam; Is it really celebrity? Funny Moments and many others.
When you're on a social networking site, pay close attention to executables downloaded to Windows machines, keep your machine fully patched and run updated anti-malware software.
How to remove if you are already infected
1.Clear Cookies and Cache(you can use cc cleaner for it )
2.Open task manager and if you see any egs fbv6 (dont know the name exactly ) kill it if you seen any with that name (not sure)
if you done the above things after that download "malwarebytes" software and install.
3.After
that click "Account" on the top right, then "Privacy Settings." Then,
click "Edit your settings" under "Apps and Websites" at the bottom left.
Click "Remove Unwanted or Spammy Apps," then click the blue X next to
the apps you want to get rid of.
5.See is there any plugins have been installed in your browser without your knowledge then uninstall it.(regards Sri bro)
I hope it works for you............
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