I think you put it best though and it is why this will never, ever stop. Of course it is made a lot easier with Facebook exactly because Facebook is something of standing water but instead of mosquitoes and physical diseases you have moral/ethical/intelligence (and okay, physical in some sense) diseases (and obviously computer diseases too but that is expected). Even though none of this surprises me (and never really has), it is still hard to believe how many do. To think that people are so shameful, desperate and unable to think for themselves (or in this case: at all). For this attack vector genre (if I may call it that), not just this case. Because if that was the case, it would serve them right. It is a right shame that it also doesn't drop their connection (regardless of the method) or otherwise be malware that isn't a risk to others (botnet, spreading, etc.).
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Some of this activity can include posting comments on the user’s behalf, and automatically liking and following Facebook pages – an activity that can help the criminals earn money.
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Once you download and install the update refresh the browser to watch the video.īitdefender’s research team says that the malware changes the user’s browser settings, and meddles with their use of Facebook to start sending messages on the victim’s behalf without their knowledge. Our system detected that you are using an outdated Video Player version, in order to watch videos on Youtube please update to the latest secured version of Video Player by clicking ‘Upgrade Now’ button below. In a nutshell, the criminals are hoping that internet voyeurs will rush to download a malicious file and not think of the possible dangers to their data security. Unlike the real YouTube, however, the webpage is designed to trick you into thinking that your video player is out of date.
When Facebook users click on the link they are taken to a third-party webpage which pretends to be YouTube.
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