facebook virus
Update: Facebook responds to malware attacks. [1]
When you click on the URL it brings you to what appears to be the Facebook login screen, but is in fact an external Web site (http://e77c98037.com). [2]
Facebook is a highly modified MySpace profile, and a mutation of the LiveJournal virus that infects people who consider themselves “way too cool” to have a Myspace. [3]
Warning to all Facebook users: a new virus is going around that appears to infect the Facebook users’ Friends lists. [4]
A virus is apparently hitting the popular social networking site Facebook that can infect users’ “friends” lists. [...] Saltzman said Facebook users might click on the download link because the e-mail message appears to be from a friend, whose Facebook photo is attached. [5]
This facebook virus is someone elses code, modified to work through facebook. [4]
2: It looks like this might be the first Facebook-based virus/worm since the facebook.com phish back in June. [2]
Virus: FBI vs. Facebook virus lure. [6]
The Facebook virus was first isolated by researchers at the University of Illinois in February of 2005, headed by Dr. Kevin Finn. [3]
Hey all - just wanted to let everyone know about what essentially amounts to a virus being spread via Facebook. [...] Because this is how the virus is spread, you will receive the Wall message from one of your friends and might inherently trust it based on this fact alone. [2]
At the start of September 2006, Big Brother took over Facebook, and as part of the world’s backlash against Steve Irwin ’s death, decided to inform everyone on Facebook of their friends’ every move. [3]
When you click the video to begin, a message pops up and says you first need to download a newer Flash player to play the video. [4]
The linked website is a YouTube-like page that shows a video player along with what looks like a standard browser message to update your Flash installation. [1]
Sources:
[1] Elaborate Facebook Worm Virus Spreading (www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/07/
[2] Warning: Facebook Virus‘ | Dao By Design Blog (www.daobydesign.com/blog/2008/06/
[3] Facebook - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia (uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/
[4] Facebook virus infecting ‘Friends’ lists | sync :: the tech & gadgets blog (www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/08/
[5] Virus hitting Facebook via ‘friends’ list request to watch video (www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/
[6] snopes.com: FBI vs. Facebook virus lure (www.snopes.com/computer/virus/