Koobface is computer worm that targets the users of the social networking websites Facebook and Myspace. Koobface ultimately attempts, upon successful infection, to gather sensitive information from the victims such as credit card numbers. Will you put any efforts to protect yourself from the Facebook worm? Answer this question and get a chance to win Apple iPod or Microsoft Zune!
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Worm Resurfaces on Facebook, MySpace
Security experts are warning users of Facebook, MySpace and other social networking communities to be on guard against a new strain of the "Koobface" worm, ...
Virus on social pages
A new version of the Koobface worm is stalking social networking sites like Facebook, Bebo and MySpace. The network user receives a communication, ...
Malware Tricking Search Engines, and You Too
Both Trend and Mcafee were tipped by a recent event in which searches on a Facebook worm called "Error Check System". The worm was an interesting problem ...
Was an 'Anarcho-Transexual Afro-Chicano' Behind the IM Worm?
From July 2007 to July 2008, I built 16 Facebook apps (with different codebases) with a combined unique install base of 6 million. ...
Security issues for Windows and Facebook, and the new Kindle
That's the dilemma for security experts after the creators of Conficker, a worm that allows hackers to take control of your computer and use it as part of a ...
Koobface tries to worm its way back onto Facebook
Facebook has been hit by what's believed to be the fourth rogue app in a week or so and is said to be investigating the spread of a new variant of the Koobface worm. According to security firm Trend Micro the Koobface worm spreads via a message from a Facebook 'friend' that includes a link to what looks like a video, Rik Ferguson wrote on the Trend Micro blog. Security from A to Z Click on ...
Facebook fights new Koobface worm, another rogue app
Yet another rogue app spreads on Facebook, as does new variant of Koobface worm that tricks users by including the name and photo of an intended victim's Facebook friend.
Koobface worm to users: Be my Facebook friend
A worm that hit Facebook last December has resurfaced, a security researcher said today, and is now hijacking user accounts -- not only for that social networking service, but also for MySpace, Friendster, LiveJournal and others.
"Koobface" Worm Resurfaces on Facebook, MySpace
Security experts are warning users of Facebook, MySpace and other social networking communities to be on guard against a new strain of the "Koobface" worm, which spreads by tricking users into responding to a message apparently sent from one of their friends. The latest version of Koobface arrives as an invitation from a user's friend or contact, inviting the recipient to click on a link and ...
