How to take care of the virus that spreads porn on Facebook ?

The social network with more users worldwide has also been a platform for multiple viruses that affect thousands of people every day.

Apparently, the virus that since early this year spread as a pornographic video, which is actually an image, came alive again and is affecting the use of the network.

Matthias Porolli, computer security specialist ESET Latin America, said how the virus spreads and what should be done to identify and avoid falling into the trap.

How does it work

When the user seeking access to the post with the video or image, that is redirected to an alleged update plug-in Flash Player. The programmed with language AutoIT file contains four files: wget.exe, two Trojans and a malicious extension, probably from Google Chrome.

The malware installs a browser extension for publishing on the social network automatically and continue to spread the content, malware cases proceed to share video with sexual content in the wall of the infected user's contacts labeling 20.

According to experts they said the virus is likely to also steal passwords to access Gmail, because it displays a window in the browser requesting access the email account.

When the malware takes control of the account, change the toolbar at the top and hides the configuration option that allows log and modify the privacy settings.

How to identify

Harmful Files are recognized by the following names: Win32 / VB.RTN and Win32 / ExtenBro.AK.

The URL, or Internet address of the video is "suspicious" by the words that contains the researcher said.

Last week a campaign of spreading malware detected similar characteristics, but this time another page called the Adobe Flash update and managed to infect more than 100 thousand users of the network.

Tips not infected

First post or to any suspicious content on Facebook, do not click and recommend to other users not to spread the virus.

Furthermore experts recommend Eset download the updates directly from the corresponding and avoid reacting to software update advertisements that may appear on other sites pages.

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

Delete suspicious applications

Remove foreign complements your browser

Clean your Facebook wall (removing and preventing post labels that are not of interest)