Sophos warns Facebook users not to Google Fan Check application. Beware of Googling (or indeed Yahooing or Binging or using any other internet search engine) for information about something called "Facebook Fan Check Virus", as you're likely to end up on a website hosting malicious code.
The phrase "Facebook Fan Check Virus" is currently a hot trending topic on Google, with many net users searching for information.
However, hackers have set up websites pretending to be about the "Facebook Fan Check Virus", but which really host fake anti-virus software which display bogus warnings about the security of your computer in an attempt to get you to install fraudulent software and cough-up your credit card details.
The bogus warnings look near identical to previous fake anti-virus software attacks that we have seen in the past - with a scrolling green progress bar and a list of alleged threats found on your computer displayed in a dramatic red colour scrolling up.
I visited...
Facebook fan check
The phrase "Facebook Fan Check Virus" is currently a hot trending topic on Google, with many net users searching for information.
However, hackers have set up websites pretending to be about the "Facebook Fan Check Virus", but which really host fake anti-virus software which display bogus warnings about the security of your computer in an attempt to get you to install fraudulent software and cough-up your credit card details.
The bogus warnings look near identical to previous fake anti-virus software attacks that we have seen in the past - with a scrolling green progress bar and a list of alleged threats found on your computer displayed in a dramatic red colour scrolling up.
I visited...
Facebook fan check
