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[PalatnikFactor.com] Google Blogger Hosting 2% of Worlds Malware Software: "…a new attack in which messages posted on the walls of Facebook users urge them to view a video which purports to be hosted on a Google website. But when the link is clicked on, the victim is directed to a website containing malicious malware."

[Industry Standard News and Predictions] Facebook stamps out malware attack: Then, an image of a court jester sticking his tongue out would appear, making it seem to Facebook members like an innocent practical joke by a friend. In fact, at that point, the PC had been seriously compromised and put in the control of malicious hackers for sending spam, distributing malware and performing other harmful actions, according to Sophos.

 [[H]ardocp News/Article Feed] Another Malware Attack On Facebook: Messages left on Facebook users' walls are urging members to view a video (which pretends to be hosted on a Google website), but clicking on the link and visiting the webpage takes users to a site which urges them to download an executable to watch the movie.

 [Gadgetell] Facebook hit with malware attack: Facebook recently came under attack by hackers who are posting malicious links on the Wall section of user profiles. The links urge the user to click on them to view a video hosted by Google, but in reality the link takes them to a compromised page with another link that claims to be an update for Adobe Flash.

[Industry Standard News and Predictions] Malicious hackers use Facebook Wall for malware attack: For example, many IT departments have installed products that scan e-mail traffic to intercept malware and spam, but with many Web sites now being used to host malware, it's a good idea to also install a security device that scans all office Web traffic and any software downloads that employees attempt to make.

 [Webware.com] Security firm warns of malware attack on Facebook: Additionally, Sophos says it has not yet completed its investigation of the issue and has said that the worm may not be restricted to Facebook. "Whether this really is a Facebook worm, and not simply malware being distributed via .

[readerszone] Malicious Hackers Using Facebook to Spread Malware: For example, in this case, the malicious Wall message is masked as coming from someone on the user’s list of Facebook friends, increasing the likelihood that the link will be clicked on. "Be very suspicious of Wall postings asking you to click on a link to go watch a video.

[TODAY ON BUZZ3R - Web 2.0 STORIES] Facebook hit with malware attack: Section: Web, Web 2.0, Web Apps, Websites Facebook recently came under attack by hackers who are posting malicious links on the Wall section of user profiles. The links urge the user to click on them to view a video hosted by Google,...

[.: GAFNO.com - Hot World News Blog :.] Security firm warns of malware attack on Facebook: “Whether this really is a Facebook worm, and not simply malware being distributed via Facebook spam remains to be seen,” a blog post by Sophos researcher Fraser Howard read. In the past, Sophos has warned of social networks’ potential .

 [Facebook Blog] Facebook Security: Fighting the Good Fight: Even right now, as we're preparing to leave for DEFCON, we spent most of last night working on a fix for a worm, which was targeting people on Facebook and placing messages on Walls urging users to view a video that pretends to be hosted on a Google or YouTube website. We've identified and blocked the ability to link to the malicious websites from anywhere on Facebook.

 [SecuriTeam Blogs] Malware du Jour: We’ve noticed (actually over far longer than six months) a huge number of detections of malware that uses the Windows AutoRun facility to self-install from removable media (USB flash drives, CDs and so on). It may seem slightly surprising that other vendors haven’t flagged this trend particularly, but it doesn’t mean they don’t detect the same things: it’s just that we have a heuristic that highlights that trend.

 [Webware.com] Facebook responds to security warnings: Facebook security chief Max Kelly has assured members in a blog post that the social network is "fighting the good fight" when it comes to several malware attacks discovered on the site in recent days.

 [searchcap: Daily Search Engine News Recap] SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 5, 2008: Breaking: Facebook Changes Reporting to Monthly Active Users, All Facebook; Twitter being used to distribute malware, ZDNet.

[Spyget] Facebook and MySpace malware: Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/generic-malware- Generic Malware Debunking Post: If you want to know why, read Google’s white paper about how we detect such stuff ...

 [MyBlogLog - WaR Blog : New in my world] Google Blogger Hosting 2% of Worlds Malware Software: "Hackers Inflitrate Facebook," an article posted in USAToday explaining how some hackers are using Facebook, the...

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