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Internet users warned of Koobface virus on social networking sites

Posted by walter on Dec 16th, 2009 and filed under News, Vulnerabilities. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

Experts are warning internet users against Koobface computer virus targeting popular social networking sites in the run up to Christmas. It is said that Facebook users are most at risk from a variant of the Koobface virus, which comes in disguise as a Festive greetings video, hosted on a YouTube site. The new virus is “particularly nasty” and encourages victims to participate manually in creating a new Facebook account to help spread the worm.

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