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Facebook hit by password stealing virus
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The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 18 March, 2010
Popular anti-virus company McAfee is reporting today that Facebook has become the target of a virus that aims to steal passwords and other sensitive information from the social network's 400 million users.
The virus comes via spam emails that state that users Facebook accounts have had their passwords reset. You are then urged to click on an attachment to "obtain new login credentials." ... [ read the full article ]
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18. March 2010 @ 03:59 |
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I had one of those emails last night. I did open the email out of interest but it was obvious that it was a scam. I did however reply to the email with, 'shut up'.
I hope that by replying to the email I haven't unleashed those pesky trojans.
What a rubbish world we live in.
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18. March 2010 @ 04:04 |
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They should make a trojan that specifically hits those Farmville idiots...
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18. March 2010 @ 04:48 |
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Originally posted by Deadrum33:
They should make a trojan that specifically hits those Farmville idiots...
amen brother
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iamgq
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18. March 2010 @ 06:33 |
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DAMN!!!
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pinny121
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18. March 2010 @ 10:01 |
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I also had the email
it did not go to my spam folder, so I opened it and saw Facebook were asking me to run an executable .exe file on my computer.
Must be a fishing trip (by not a hacker a tosser) I thought and quickly totally deleted it no trash bin for this file bye bye.
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dfw24
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18. March 2010 @ 10:33 |
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Originally posted by iamgq:
DAMN!!! --- oh wait, i have a mac, nevermind
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NeoandGeo
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18. March 2010 @ 10:58 |
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Originally posted by iamgq:
DAMN!!! --- oh wait, i have a mac, nevermind
Great choice for those that are computer illiterate. :D
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18. March 2010 @ 11:58 |
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My mother actually got this. I was concerned when she thought it was real, but at least she had sense enough to ask me what was up with it. I don't know why people can't use common sense for these things. If you didn't change it, then you didn't change it.
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Amak
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18. March 2010 @ 13:16 |
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Originally posted by iamgq:
DAMN!!! --- oh wait, i have a mac, nevermind
Don't worry, your superiority complex will bite you in the butt when a Mac virus is widespread.
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pinny121
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18. March 2010 @ 13:31 |
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Originally posted by Amak:
Originally posted by iamgq:
DAMN!!! --- oh wait, i have a mac, nevermind
Don't worry, your superiority complex will bite you in the butt when a Mac virus is widespread.
Mac worship is a virus of the stupidioshous strain ;)
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18. March 2010 @ 13:43 |
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Originally posted by dfw24:
Originally posted by iamgq:
DAMN!!! --- oh wait, i have a mac, nevermind
You have my sympathy.
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18. March 2010 @ 14:39 |
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Originally posted by NeoandGeo:
Originally posted by iamgq:
DAMN!!! --- oh wait, i have a mac, nevermind
Great choice for those that are computer illiterate. :D
An even better choice for those that ARE computer Literate
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18. March 2010 @ 14:45 |
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After 30+ years of all the headaches DOS/Windows created for me, I switched to a Mac a year ago and now wish I'd done it many years ago. Mac hasn't crashed or hung once, does everything as I want it done, and don't have to spend hours working ON the thing - I can just work with it. SOOOO much better - and I'm VERY computer literate.
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LM2008
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18. March 2010 @ 16:59 |
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Aww we need a Farmville virus or anything that can kill that stupid game once for all.
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18. March 2010 @ 17:30 |
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Originally posted by Amak:
Originally posted by iamgq:
DAMN!!! --- oh wait, i have a mac, nevermind
Don't worry, your superiority complex will bite you in the butt when a Mac virus is widespread.
LOL, it's true, I'm not ragging on Macs by any means, but the reason there are no Mac viruses are because it doesn't make sense for virus/malware to take to time to write for them. Mac desktops have 8 percent of the market, and Mac laptops have 13 percent. I'd much rather write something when I know I can infect 92/87 percent of the population instead.
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jposey
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18. March 2010 @ 22:13 |
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OH DAMN, I have 2 Multi Core Intel CPU Media Center, Loaded Laptops with tons of software for what you paid for 1 over priced Intel with Mac OS on it. Just like your Mac, I have never had a virus. Just have to be smarter than what you work on. No one writes Virus for Mac OS, their not immune. It's because there are so few Mac's, why bother. Oh Damn.
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iamgq
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19. March 2010 @ 05:12 |
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lol... you guys are funny.
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19. March 2010 @ 05:56 |
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Originally posted by iamgq:
DAMN!!! --- oh wait, i have a mac, nevermind
Originally posted by iamgq:
lol... you guys are funny.
WIKI Definition of troll=In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
iamgq wins the troll of the week award for starting an idiotic apple vs. Windows flame war in a thread about facebook!
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ren97
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19. March 2010 @ 09:17 |
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Originally posted by Deadrum33:
They should make a trojan that specifically hits those Farmville idiots...
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ren97
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19. March 2010 @ 09:21 |
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This password stealing virus, isn't a virus it's an email password scam and it's been going around about as long as paypal password stealing scam emails. They don't specifically ask for you password, they just say you need to log in.
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oblieo
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19. March 2010 @ 19:41 |
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I AM ALSO PRESENTLY RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE EVERYDAY DAY IN MY 'SPAM' MAIL,AS I DONT USE 'FACEBOOK'I DID'NT BOTHER TO OPEN THEM AND DELETED THEM-THANK GOD.I HAVE NOW SENT OUT A WARNING TO ALL MY CONTACTS AND SUGGEST PEOPLE SHOULD DO THE SAME.
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empulse
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19. March 2010 @ 20:57 |
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Originally posted by oblieo:
I AM ALSO PRESENTLY RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE EVERYDAY DAY IN MY 'SPAM' MAIL,AS I DONT USE 'FACEBOOK'I DID'NT BOTHER TO OPEN THEM AND DELETED THEM-THANK GOD.I HAVE NOW SENT OUT A WARNING TO ALL MY CONTACTS AND SUGGEST PEOPLE SHOULD DO THE SAME.
You should warn them about the ALL CAPS VIRUS TOO.
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iamgq
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19. March 2010 @ 21:16 |
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Originally posted by Deadrum33:
Originally posted by iamgq:
DAMN!!! --- oh wait, i have a mac, nevermind
Originally posted by iamgq:
lol... you guys are funny.
WIKI Definition of troll=In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
iamgq wins the troll of the week award for starting an idiotic apple vs. Windows flame war in a thread about facebook!
deadrum33, it was not my intention. all, i apologize. im going back to modify the original comment.
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