Facebook Virus Turns Your Computer into a Zombie

Posted by: John The Geek

PC World reports Facebook users are being targeted with a virus that takes over their PCs turning them into “zombies”. The virus is spread by means of messages sent through Facebook with titles intended to get the recipient to click on a link to a suggestive video. Clicking the link downloads a “Flash player update” which is actually the virus.

Facebook has posted instructions on how to get rid of the virus and change your Facebook password. As with most such “social engineering” virus scams, these are fairly easy to spot. I remember a series of emails with similar titles and links going around a couple of months ago.

Here’s the link to the PC World article for all the details:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/155017/facebook_virus_turns_your_computer_into_a_zombie.html

Be careful out there!

John The Geek

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