Coming to Facebook to Infect Your Computer With Koobface [ALERT]
Oh, scammers, you know no shame. In an effort to exploit holiday cheer, a new malware attack poses as a Christmas greeting on Facebook, but actually installs the nasty Koobface worm on users’ computers.
The worm spreads as infected users post the greetings to the walls of their friends, who then in turn get infected when they check out the supposed greeting.
Here’s how Panda Security describes it:
“Following the posting of malicious links on FacebookFacebook users’ walls, the bait directs to a fake embedded video player that poses as a Christmas greeting. When users try to play the video or click on a link on the page, their computers download and install a variant of the well-known Koobface worm, Koobface.GK.
After the virus is installed on a computer, a captcha is displayed that threatens to reboot the computer within three minutes. Although nothing happens after three minutes, the computer is rendered useless. Every time a user enters the captcha text, Koobface.GK registers a new domain where the infection files are hosted, facilitating the worm’s continued distribution.”
Panda notes that holiday-themed malware has been a trend in recent years, with malware distributors taking advantage of user’s propensity for sending online greetings. Add social networking to the mix and you have a medium where such scams can spread remarkably quickly.
Here’s a screenshot of what to be on the lookout for:
Source: Mashable
So be careful Santa is not only coming but in your facebook sending his love VIRUS to all the computer that watch the video. The best is don’t open any type of video. Maybe Santa Will give you an early present by destroying your computers.
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