Facebook Gets Hit by Koobface Virus

Rumors were running rampant yesterday that says that, while Facebook wasn't hacked, it does have a virus.

The virus is a variant of the notorious social virus Koobface. The virus is spread by sending fake messages around Facebook accounts. The message looks like this:

If a Facebook user follows that link, they are taken to a site with a flash video player. The virus then tells the user that their Flash software is out-of-date. The user is then prompted to download the latest version, and if the user accepts, it downloads the virus onto their computer. The user then receives an error message once the virus is installed saying there was a problem with the installation.  Nice.  Real nice.

Facebook is aware of the problem, and asks users who have received the virus message to reset their password and scan their computers for the virus.

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