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Spyware / AdWare - FaceBook virus and hacks spreading. posted in the Security & Safety forums; Ok I will try and explain what has happened with FaceBook over the past two weeks and it continues. The issue started when a Chris Hunt from Swansea posted infected ...

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Old 10-25-2009   #1
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Default FaceBook virus and hacks spreading.

Ok I will try and explain what has happened with FaceBook over the past two weeks and it continues.

The issue started when a Chris Hunt from Swansea posted infected videos.Then a Dai Barrett and his daughter also posted the infected videos.Why because they clicked Chris Hunts videos.How many others have clicked them I do not know.

This now starts all the issues.

What is happening now is:

Example: Dai barrett posts four of the infected videos to four of his friends.They in turn click the video link attached.Infact Dai did not send the videos.

Then the four friends who clicked the video unbeknown to them the video is sent to four of there friends who click the attached link and so it goes on.

Now the effect of this is we have Chris Hunt,Dai Barrett and his daughter keighly Barrett infected plus there friends.

Now myself and many others are receiving messages in our inboxes,these messages contain a text like hey your booty looks good in this and a link is also attached.I do not open these messages I just click spam button.

From Chris Hunts profile is sent 20 of these infected spam messages to people on his friends list.Then if each of these 20 friends click the link they then unknown to them send to each of there 20 friends this spam infected hack link.And so it continues.

Now Dai Barrett and his daughter have also unknowingly done this also.

So god knows how many people have been infected and hacked.

The only advice I can give is to update and run your antivirus program and run it.Although depending how your infected your AV will not fix the issues.

I have offered several forums including this one for any malware infections you suspect you have or you do have.Get the trained people to fix the issues.

I have advised DO NOT click any links or videos on your profile sent by friends or any sent your inbox untill this issue is resolved.I do not know how far this has spread.

I have warned the three named above to have there system cleaned or reformatted but they refuse so the infection spreads.

Has anyone got a clue what is going on?

I am overloaded with complaints and cannot deal with so many infected computers.

Is it possible there IPs have been taken control of or there wireless routers?

Any advice would be great.
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Default Re: FaceBook virus and hacks spreading.

JB, I have all those social networking sites blocked with OpenDNS. It saves all the clean up hassles from the morons that deliberately spread this stuff on them.

Take that sharp pointy stick of yours and jab them in the eye with it mate...

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Hi JB,

Have you reported this to Facebook?
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Arctos they need more than a pointy stick,they should be banned off the internet knowing they are spreading these infections and hacks.I gave them my advice but hey who listens to a dumb girl?
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JB,

I'm wondering now if the email I received from you (about 2 weeks ago) directing me to view new pics on Facebook was related to this thread. I never responded to the prompt.
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Arctos they need more than a pointy stick,they should be banned off the internet knowing they are spreading these infections and hacks. I gave them my advice but hey who listens to a dumb girl?
I think you did a good job on scaring threatening Crush and myself with the pointy stick, just jab them harder...
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Hey Cobracon,that may of been an innocent Facebook message.

I know I am not infected or hacked I have been scanning every day to make sure.

But to be on the safe side do NOT open anything from me or any friends we have incommon untill this can be resolved.When using FaceBook scan your computer and make sure your AV is upto date.

I am clearly inundated with cries for help and I am sorry all I can do is direct them to forums,although I cannot force them to join and sort there issues.

Arctos I was never that frightening.My stick was a little blunt after all that jab jab jabbing,lol.

I thought it was worth me posting this information incase others were having similar problems.
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