Trojan virus through facebook?

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I just received a message on facebook from a friend that was also sent to at least 10 other people.

Subject: "I enjjoyed watchinng yoour **bleep** being fiilmed."

Message Body: WOW

 

 

So what is this link? Can I click on it without downloading anything if it prompts me to do so? Can I reply to the message so taht everyone knows this is a ... virus???

 

[edit: Please do not post hazardous links per the Participation Guidelines and Terms of Service.]

Message Edited by shannons on 04-03-2009 08:00 AM
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I just received a message on facebook from a friend that was also sent to at least 10 other people.

Subject: "I enjjoyed watchinng yoour **bleep** being fiilmed."

Message Body: WOW

 

 

So what is this link? Can I click on it without downloading anything if it prompts me to do so? Can I reply to the message so taht everyone knows this is a ... virus???

 

[edit: Please do not post hazardous links per the Participation Guidelines and Terms of Service.]

Message Edited by shannons on 04-03-2009 08:00 AM
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do you have your autoprotect turned on in nortons? what version of norton are you using and is it nis or nav? do you have all of your windows updates?

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I have a mac, but I wanted to send instructions to the rest of the recipients as well as the sender.

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sepandee wrote:

I just received a message on facebook from a friend that was also sent to at least 10 other people.

Subject: "I enjjoyed watchinng yoour **bleep** being fiilmed."

Message Body: WOW

 

 

So what is this link? Can I click on it without downloading anything if it prompts me to do so? Can I reply to the message so taht everyone knows this is a ... virus???

 

[edit: Please do not post hazardous links per the Participation Guidelines and Terms of Service.]

Message Edited by shannons on 04-03-2009 08:00 AM
It´s a pretty well known way to infect social network users
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Hi sepandee,

 

You were wise to not click the suspicious link; you avoided what may have been the classic trap.

 

It would be good to warn your friends and also refer them to this Symantec page which contains a CBS video demonstrating how clicking on a link in Facebook (or other social networking sites) can expose one to an instant infection.

 

 

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spandee

 

you should tell your friends to download norton!! and protect themselves with the best software. :smileyvery-happy:

 

other than that, I would tell facebook about the message you received. theres more than likely a link on the message to send it to facebook.