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12-Nov-2009, 11:40 PM #1
Warning of Trojan on facebook
Apologies if you already know this

In my current edition of Computer Active magazine it reports that facebook users may get an email pupporting to come from facebook that asks for a password rest ...security firm websense said the file connects to two servers to download additional malicious files,the victimd pc then joins botnet which gives hackers full control ...

Like I say just to let you know,you may already know this,sorry for wasting your time if you do ....
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14-Nov-2009, 04:57 AM #2
thanks for the info telecom.i didn't know
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14-Nov-2009, 12:45 PM #3
That's why it's best to stay away from websites like Facebook, Twitter, or the like... They are often the target of malicious individuals. Besides, I never understood why one would expose personal details for the whole world to see...
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