To all Social Network users please be aware of KOOBFACE Virus. Example of this is the OBAMA SCANDAL sharing. I'm not 100% sure of it but I'm just being aware. Some shared me this news and I just want to share it also to you so that your accounts will be safe and your private informations.
From Wikepedia:
Koobface, an anagram of Facebook, is a computer worm that targets the users of the social networking websites Facebook, MySpace,[1] hi5, Bebo, FriendsterTwitter[2]. Koobface ultimately attempts, upon successful infection, to gather sensitive information from the victims such as credit card numbers. It was first detected in December 2008 and a more potent version appeared in March 2009.[3] and
Koobface spreads by delivering Facebook messages to people who are 'friends' of a Facebook user whose computer has already been infected. Upon receipt, the message directs the recipients to a third-party website, where they are prompted to download what is purported to be an update of the Adobe Flash player. If they download and execute the file, Koobface is able to infect their system. It can then commandeer the computer's search engine use and direct it to contaminated websites.
Among the components downloaded by Koobface are a DNS filter program that blocks access to well known security websites and a proxy tool that enables the attackers to abuse the infected PC.
Several variants of the worm have been identified:
- Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.a, which attacks MySpace
- Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.b, which attacks Facebook.[4]
- WORM_KOOBFACE.DC, which attacks Twitter.[5]
- W32/Koobfa-Gen, which attacks Facebook, MySpace, hi5, Bebo, Friendster, myYearbook, Tagged, Netlog, Badoo and fubar.[6][7]
The Windows operating system is currently the only operating system affected by this worm. Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool removes Koobface.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ US-CERT Malicious Code Targeting Social Networking Site Users, added March 4, 2009, at 11:53 am
- ^ Twitter Status - Koobface malware attack, added July 9, 2009 at 11:24 am
- ^ Keizer, Gregg (March 2, 2009). "Koobface worm to users: Be my Facebook friend". Computerworld. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9128842/Koobface_worm_to_users_Be_my_Facebook_friend?intsrc=news_ts_head. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ Koobface malware distribution technique - automatic user account creation on FaceBook, Twitter, BlogSpot and others
- ^ Twitter variant as described on Trend Micro's website
- ^ W32/Koobfa-Gen, which affects multiple social networks, as described on Sophos's website
- ^ The Allure of Social Networking, describes Win32/Koobface affecting multiple social networks as described on CA's Security Advisor Research blog
- ^ http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/05/microsoft-cleans-password-stealer-tools-from-859842-pcs.ars
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