PEC: malware on Facebook

After first announcement from iGuRu.gr (08 June 2015) to display a new wave of malicious publications on Facebook's largest social network, the Electronic Crime Prosecution today issued a warning notice. alert facebook

Informing the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office to the public about the spread of malware through the Facebook social networking site

Η Διεύθυνση Δίωξης Ηλεκτρονικού Εγκλήματος ενημερώνει τους πολίτες για την εκ νέου διάδοση κακόβουλου λογισμικού (Backdoor Trojan), που είχε εμφανιστεί ξανά κατά το παρελθόν και εξαπλώνεται με την εμφάνιση ανάρτησης με πορνογραφικό στην ιστοσελίδα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης «Facebook».

Συγκεκριμένα, όπως και στο παρελθόν, η επίμαχη ανάρτηση εμφανίζεται να έχει κοινοποιηθεί από «φίλο» του χρήστη στην ιστοσελίδα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης «Facebook» και να έχουν επισημανθεί σε αυτήν με ετικέτα (tag) πλήθος «φίλων» του. Εάν ο χρήστης πατήσει στο σύνδεσμο της ανάρτησης, μεταφέρεται σε απατηλή ιστοσελίδα, όπου παίζουν τα πρώτα δευτερόλεπτα του βίντεο και στη συνέχεια σταματάει η αναπαραγωγή του, εμφανίζοντας , το οποίο ενημερώνει τον χρήστη ότι απαιτείται να «κατεβάσει» μια αναβάθμιση του λογισμικού Adobe Flash Player (InstallFlashPlayer.exe).

If the user consents and "downloads" the file, then they are infected by the malicious (Backdoor Trojan), which has the ability to "monitor" the keyboard and "mouse" of the infected computer, as a result of which codes and communications of all kinds can be intercepted (e-banking codes, credit card numbers, passwords e-mail etc.).

Additionally, malicious software can post the user's "Facebook" account automatically after uploading and infecting the computer, while at the same time tagging his friends for further self-destruction. In this way, malware spreads through the Facebook platform, infecting a large number of computers.

It is noted that this is a newer version of the previous virus, the main feature of which is its fastest spread.

Internet users are urged to be very careful and take the following minimum protection measures:

  • Do not keep on hanging up with odd content or posts that do not appear to lead to a known website.
  • From the "Facebook" security settings, opt in to the option where they can not add them with a tag without approving it.
  • To use security software, such as Antivirus software, which should always be up to date.
  • Verify and keep up-to-date the version of your computer's operating system.

It is recalled that for similar incidents, citizens can contact the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office on the following contact details:

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