How to Avoid the Latest Round of Nasty Facebook Worms
Whether it's Koobface, Clickjacking, or the old - download this Flash software to view this video trick - you are going to wanna watch it right now in Facebook land - thanks to some nasty worms.
How to Protect Yourself From The Latest Round of Nasty Facebook Worms
Facebook worms have been worming their way back into the social networking giants playground, causing great concern and infecting hundreds of thousands of users in recent weeks.
This article hopes to provides some tips on how to Facebook safely.
There are basically two types of Facebook worms affecting users at this time.
Clickjacking
The first type, called Clickjacking, is a web coding technique, which runs a javascript or flash program within a users browser. The program is invisible to the user, and once activated takes over the users' mouse, forcing it to 'like' a the same link that infected them, spreading it to all of the users friends. At the same time, keylogger, spyware and other malicious programs are installed onto the users computer. This “like” button worm, a clikcjacking type worm, hit Facebook over the Memorial Day weekend, and has allegedly already infected hundreds of thousands of users. At first it seemed like only a few titles were being used, such as those listed below –
'This man takes a picture of himself EVERYDAY for 8 YEARS!!'
The Prom Dress That Got This Girl Suspended From School'
'LOL This girl gets OWNED after a POLICE OFFICER reads her STATUS MESSAGE,'
'This Girl Has An Interesting Way Of Eating A Banana, Check It Out!'
....article continued: How To Avoid the Latest Round of Nasty Facebook Worms - The Zizish Guide
How to Protect Yourself From The Latest Round of Nasty Facebook Worms
Facebook worms have been worming their way back into the social networking giants playground, causing great concern and infecting hundreds of thousands of users in recent weeks.
This article hopes to provides some tips on how to Facebook safely.
There are basically two types of Facebook worms affecting users at this time.
Clickjacking
The first type, called Clickjacking, is a web coding technique, which runs a javascript or flash program within a users browser. The program is invisible to the user, and once activated takes over the users' mouse, forcing it to 'like' a the same link that infected them, spreading it to all of the users friends. At the same time, keylogger, spyware and other malicious programs are installed onto the users computer. This “like” button worm, a clikcjacking type worm, hit Facebook over the Memorial Day weekend, and has allegedly already infected hundreds of thousands of users. At first it seemed like only a few titles were being used, such as those listed below –
'This man takes a picture of himself EVERYDAY for 8 YEARS!!'
The Prom Dress That Got This Girl Suspended From School'
'LOL This girl gets OWNED after a POLICE OFFICER reads her STATUS MESSAGE,'
'This Girl Has An Interesting Way Of Eating A Banana, Check It Out!'
....article continued: How To Avoid the Latest Round of Nasty Facebook Worms - The Zizish Guide
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