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Heinlein

Location: Rochester, New York

Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:03 am   Reply with quote         


Good Morning,

Not to scare everyone, but for those who use Facebook, the Koobface virus is hitting the site really hard.

Be carefull when clicking on video links, applications, and email messages.

The virus steals your password when you log in and then spreads to all your friends accounts.

It happened to me. My virus protection did catch it, but because the virus hides itself in the system, it will come back upon reboot.

For more information, just google it.

For now, I have blocked Facebook from my computer until the site can control it.

It seems to only infect Windows machines.




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Location: Sitting in this room playing Russian roulette, finger on the trigger to my dear Juliet.

Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:07 am   Reply with quote         


Thanks. Forwarded to my technologically impaired mother. Laughing




dewking

Location: Pembroke, MA

Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:12 am   Reply with quote         


Been around for a while, but good to refresh people..

(and yes its real)

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/koobface.asp




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ReyRey

Location: In a world of $#!t

Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:34 am   Reply with quote         


I've been getting messages that say "I can't believe you didn't see the secret camera" Then it brings you to a pornsite.
I've gotten this from like 6 friends so far and everyone on thier freinds list got it too.




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Heinlein

Location: Rochester, New York

Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:01 am   Reply with quote         


ReyRey wrote:
I've been getting messages that say "I can't believe you didn't see the secret camera" Then it brings you to a pornsite.
I've gotten this from like 6 friends so far and everyone on thier freinds list got it too.



Sounds like the virus. I suggest you change your password on Facebook, and clean out all your cookies on your computer. And of course do a complete virus scan on your system.




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ReinMan

Location: Kingston, ONTARIO, CAN

Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:16 am   Reply with quote         


Heinlein wrote:
Good Morning,
Not to scare everyone, but for those who use Facebook, the Koobface virus is hitting the site really hard.
It seems to only infect Windows machines.

Hi! I'm a MAC.

THAT's a PC.

Twisted Evil

(and sorry, not laughing at you if this virus has caused you grief... you have my sympathy! )




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janetdog

Location: Las Vegas Baby!

Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:19 pm   Reply with quote         


Hi, I'm Debian. I was free. How much were you windows? How about you Mr. OSX?

What's a virus?




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mikey

Location: Somerville MA

Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:29 pm   Reply with quote         


Facebook S*cks! ~ slow and atrocious navigation. Evil or Very Mad




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rashdog
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Location: South Carolina

Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:31 pm   Reply with quote         


janetdog wrote:
Hi, I'm Debian. I was free. How much were you windows? How about you Mr. OSX?

What's a virus?


rashdog likes this thumleft




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splodge

Location: Yorkshire,

Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:34 pm   Reply with quote         


BOO HOO!!!




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ReyRey

Location: In a world of $#!t

Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:05 pm   Reply with quote         


mac Very Happy No problems. Just fun pornsites.




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