Think you have a Facebook virus . Here are three things you should try:
Change
1) your password
2) remove suspicious apps
3) perform a virus scan. on your system using the BEST ANTIVIRUS of 2012
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You’ve just discovered your Facebook account has been posting all kinds
of weird, pornographic, or generally inappropriate content to your Wall
and News Feed. Your friends are annoyed with all the questionable
posts and requests coming from you. What to do now?
I will Explain a Step by Step Route fort you.....
Step 1 :
The First thing to do is Change your Facebook password
Visiting / Clicking exciting ,weird, pornographic, or generally inappropriate links
may result in the exploitation of your personal data including your password. so if you
came to know that you are t risk its better to change your password. If
you don’t know how to do this .Here’s how:
Log in to your Facebook 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.
If changing your password fixes your Facebook problems, you should
change your password for all your other services too, especially if you
use the same password for them as you previously used on Facebook.
Once you’ve changed your 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
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. If this doesn’t fix the problem, try the next step.
Remove unwanted / unTrusted Facebook apps
It’s possible your Facebook woes are coming from a rogue app that you
accidentally installed or were tricked into installing. Every Facebook
app has certain permissions to your account. Some of these permissions
you can modify, while others you cannot.
If you don’t know how to do this. Here’s how:
- 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.
- If you’re unsure if the app is trusted or if you
want to remove an app:
- Click the Edit Settings button next to the app.
- Click the Remove App link.
If cleaning out your apps fixes your Facebook problems, tell your
friends they should do the same (chances are the app asked your friends
to install it as well) also to REFER THIS SITE . If this doesn’t fix the problem,
try the next step. Get BEST ANTIVIRUS of 2012 or security software and run a virus scan
It’s possible your Facebook woes are coming from some sort of malware,
be it a keylogger, a trojan, or some other type of virus. Even if you
think your computer is clean, it can’t hurt to check.
After running the virus using a BEST ANTIVIRUS of 2012 , clean out whatever the program detects.
If you’re not sure about what it found, ask at niftywalk.blogspot.com.
Note these:
New password-stealing virus targets Facebook
(Reuters) - Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam
that targets Facebook's estimated 400 million users in an effort to
steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information.
The emails tell recipients that the passwords on their Facebook accounts
have been reset, urging them to click on an attachment to obtain new
login credentials, according to anti-virus software maker McAfee Inc.
If the attachment is opened, it downloads several types of malicious
software, including a program that steals passwords, McAfee said on
Wednesday.
Hackers have long targeted Facebook users, sending them tainted messages
via the social networking company's own internal email system. With this
new attack, they are using regular Internet email to spread their
malicious software.
A Facebook spokesman said the company could not comment on the specific
case, but pointed to a status update the company posted on its web site
earlier on Wednesday warning users about the spoofed email and advising
users to delete the email and to warn their friends.
McAfee estimates that hackers sent out tens of millions of spam across
Europe, the United States and Asia since the campaign began on Tuesday.
Dave Marcus, McAfee's director of malware research and communications,
said that he expects the hackers will succeed in infecting millions of
computers.
"With Facebook as your lure, you potentially have 400 million people
that can click on the attachment. If you get 10 percent success, that's
40 million," he said.
The email's subject line says "Facebook password reset confirmation
customer support," according to Marcus.
'Invitation Facebook' Virus Alert Is a Danger!
In the coming days, you should be aware. Do not open any message with an
attachment called: INVITATION FACEBOOK, regardless of who sent it. It is
a virus that opens an Olympic Torch that burns the whole hard disc C of
your computer. This virus will be received from someone you had in your
address book. If you receive a mail called: INVITATION FACEBOOK, though
sent by a friend, DO NOT OPEN IT and DELETE IT. Post a link to THIS SITE
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One way to avoid getting a dreaded virus is to pay attention. Before you
click on a link, consider the source. Is this the type of link this
friend usually shares? If not, don’t click. If you’re tempted to click,
first hover your mouse over the link and look in the lower left corner
of your browser. You’ll see the URL attached to that link. If it’s not a
URL you’re familiar with, don’t click the link. If you see .info in the
link, I suggest not clicking the link (a link that infected my friend’s
account was a .info link).
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