Koobface worm threat to Facebook, MySpace and Bebo
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Mon, 02/03/2009
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A new variant of the Koobface worm has begun spreading on social networking sites.
Beware if you get a Facebook, MySpace or Bebo message from a friend that contains a link to a YouTube video. On clicking the link you are taken to a site 'supposedly' hosting the video posted by your friend.
This page will actually contain their name and their use their Facebook/MySpace/Bebo profile picture. From there you will be prompted to install a setup.exe - DON'T DO IT!
A new variant of the Koobface worm has begun spreading on social networking sites.
Beware if you get a Facebook, MySpace or Bebo message from a friend that contains a link to a YouTube video. On clicking the link you are taken to a site 'supposedly' hosting the video posted by your friend.
This page will actually contain their name and their use their Facebook/MySpace/Bebo profile picture. From there you will be prompted to install a setup.exe - DON'T DO IT!
See this link for more info: http://www.scmagazineuk.com/Koobface-worm-begins-to-spread-through-Faceb...
Other sites that seem to be at risk are: Friendster, Tagged and LiveJournal.