Cybercriminals have from time to time used various tricks to dupe their victims. This time, they started a campaign with video which is supposed to show a shark to eat a naked woman.
The fact that the video seems to be hosted on YouTube is a clear sign that it is a scam, but even so, many Facebook users are likely to fall into the trap. Usually, these the messages lead to online surveys (questionnaires), but in this case, malware is installed on the victim's computer.
The scam lures the victim with a banner that looks like a shark attack, which is censored, in an attempt to hide the alleged atrocity of the incident. The point at issue has been covered using a program processingof image. To view the video, the victim is asked to follow a link. After moving to by clicking here of cheats, you are prompted to download one plug-in which is required to play the video. The plugin contains malware which interferes with the settings security your computer and show ads through browsers.
Malicious software that infects the user's system may still be used to intercept personal data. Most of the time, however, this type of fraud is designed to take advantage of winning cheats from the ads displayed on your computer's brower. Apart from the fact that these programs are installed in the system without the consent of the user, they are also negative impact on computer performance and are difficult to remove (usually requires special software).
