Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Febipos Malware in the wild that steals your Facebook profile

Microsoft has discovered a trojan which hijacks Facebook accounts. The malware penetrates through a Chrome extension or Firefox add-on. Safari and Internet Explorer seem to be safe.
Microsoft warns that the malware takes over the Facebook account and then performs various unwanted actions. The malware - now known as Febipos was first found in Brazil.

Chat it up

The malware can chat, share content, post messages to other profiles, comment on posts, like pages and join Facebook groups.
In the warning report Microsoft concludes that the malware presumably has more in his march
Microsoft recommends to keep all security products up-to-date and download  Extensions and add-ons only from reputable places like the Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons

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