Thursday, March 4, 2010

Malicious Facebook app does the rounds

The latest security threat to hit Facebook is a malicious application that spreads quickly by enticing users to create their own app that then inadvertently clones one of the template spam applications.

This malicious Facebook application is doing the rounds in the guise of ‘Who is checking your profile?’ or similar and begins with a link posted onto your Facebook wall by a friend or trusted connection, says Websense Security Labs researchers Erik Buchanan and Jason Pope.

There are other similar apps, including ‘Who Always stalks Your Profile?’ And ‘Who Always Look into My Album??’ Read More

Courtesy: Silicon Republic

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