Facebook Virus
August 27th, 2008
A great post explaining the much talked about Facebook Virus was posted today on the Yoggie CEO Blog.
It’s a very interesting read, plainly explaining how the attacks works and how to avoid it.
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While Facebook does indeed provide a great platform for viral distribution, the technical methods by which attackers reach their victims are anything but new. It’s simply an elegant combination of “good old” Phishing and social engineering. Each step could have maybe been detected by a clever user, but the combination of them works better on the target. The same spyware link could have just been sent in an email – but very few people would have clicked it. What makes it stronger is that a known and trusted friend on Facebook sent it. Moreover, you don’t just download anything, it’s simply a Flash update file that you need in order to see that great funny movie.
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Read the whole post: Facebook Virus
