Earlier, a friend of mine messaged me, asking on how he can stop the spam from spreading to all his friends timelines and walls, since it carried his name with it and the target name of his friends. In the end, it looked as if he was the one who really recommended the link to his friends.
Therefore, i decided to write this article on this latest facebook spam, and how you can stop it from spreading. First of all, these types of spams are all examples of ClickJacking attacks, which i wrote about in my earlier article on how they are carried out.
How This Spam Malware Infects Facebook User
- You will receive a notification that a friend has shared a link, on your timeline (wall).
- when you click on the notification, it takes you to a page that is similar to the one below
- The Spam message is "[VIDEO] Yeahh!! It happens on Live Television!"
- This video title then defeats your curiosity and finally you decide to click on the link to watch the video.
- Then suddenly, you will be asked to install a plugin (fake plugin) in order to watch the video. similar to the one below.
- Just a single click on "install plugin" and its Game Over! The Spam message then spreads to all your friends timelines (walls). It will continue spamming your friend's walls for as long as you remain infected by this malware... :P
Since the aim of this spam is to trick you into installing a fake plugin that performs malware functions onto your browser, therefore you need to remove that plugin first.
1. From your Internet's browser settings, go to the addons or Extension settings and remove or uninstall any addon with the name similar to the "Youtube Extension"
For example, for firefox users, go to your addon settings or press CTRL+SHIFT+A
Now remove any addon with the name or icon similar to youtube extension and restart your browser. Do the same for any other browser.
2. Use Bitdefender Safego Antiscam protection. Bitdefender Safego is a facebook application and Malware Scanner that will scan your news feed and keep you away from scams like this.
3. Clear any saved browser cookies and caches on your computer. You can use eCleaner ,. and make sure to do a full scan on your computer with updated Antivirus because some of these malware tend to spread to the rest of your computer.
And lastly, NEVER click on such links that always punch your curiosity, such as;
- Shows her boobs on National TV
- Bedroom Adventures.. Amazing
- Lol Check this video out
- Look at What she did on Live TV
- You will hate Rhihana after watching this video
- Breaking news Lady Gaga found dead in hotel room [VIDEO]
- OMG! Look at this 6 year old.... [shocking]
