Facebook Virus Has Infected more then 80000 users

Posted by : Unknown Wednesday, 28 August 2013

There’s a new password-swiping virus spreading on Facebook, and once again the malware preys on the social trust accrued by the network.

Over 800,000 people have already been affected by the virus, which looks like a video sent by a friend. Once someone clicks on it, they are routed to a website that tells them they need to download a plug-in to watch the video.

And if they download the plug-in is when trouble starts. The download gives the malware creators access to a user’s password, often for email as well as Facebook and Twitter. This gives the attacker the ability to pretend to be their victim, potentially wringing more personal information out of their accounts. This is how the virus spreads; since the attackers have access to the infected accounts, they use those handles to reach out to other victims, spreading the video.

What to do if you have a facebook virus?

Log in to your Facebook book account.
Click Account > Account Settings.
The My Account page appears.
Click the Change link next to Password.
Three text boxes appear.
Type your current password into the Old Password text box.
Type a new password into the New Password text box.
Re-type the new password into the Confirm Password text box.
Click the Change Password button.

After changing the password, write a status update alerting your friends that you clicked on a bad link and had a Facebook virus & Tell your friends not to click on any links that appear to be from you (then refrain from posting any links for a while so people don’t worry about which links are good or bad). If you know specific people received a viral link from you, head over to their Facebook Wall and delete the message from you if you can and let your friend know not to click on the link.

Go to Account > Privacy Settings.
The Choose Your Privacy Settings page appears. At the bottom of the page is a header called Apps and Websites.
Click the Edit your Settings link under Apps and Websites.
The Apps, Games, and Websites page comes up.
Click the top Edit Settings button (by Apps You Use).
The Apps You Use page comes up listing all the apps you’ve allowed to have access to your account.
Go through the list and be sure you know each and every one of the apps.
1. Click the Edit Settings button next to the app.
2. Click the Remove App link.

If you don’t see an app that looks like it’s related to the virus, that’s OK. It may not be there. Changing your password is what really matters, this last bit is just insurance.