Fake Facebook Antivirus Brings Spam
By Gina on March 31, 2010 | Computer Security, Facebook, Facebook Antivirus, Antivirus in Focebook, Facebook security, Facebook spam, online security
Security application for your Facebook account sounds like a great deal. Many of people share plenty of personal details on Facebook network and many are concerned about online threats. Unfortunately, Facebook Antivirus a.k.a. F Antivirus Beta that started spreading on the website recently, is not what you expect it to be. Alternative titles of this fraud include “F'acebook Antivirus” and “Antivirus in Focebook”.
Facebook Antivirus is not dangerous for a computer since it only affects Facebook accounts. Once user gives application the access to their account, F Antivirus posts several fake screenshots of the supposed program and tags all the friends on the screenshot in bunches of 20. The fabricated screenshot is accompanied by a link to “Facebook Antivirus”. If someone clicks the link and allows the application to access their profile, the cycle continues.
Wait, what does it has to do with protecting your account? Facebook Antivirus does absolutely nothing towards that. It is only meant to spam users of the social network. It doesn’t perform any security related function. Facebook Anti-Virus doesn’t bring any malicious payload; nevertheless massive spamming is not what legitimate and reputable applications do.
If Facebook Antivirus tags you in a screenshot you see above the article, simply remove your name from the list to save some of your friends from getting interested in such “antivirus”.
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