[pchelpers] News:Phished Facebook Accounts Send Spam

Facebook Tells What To Do If You Get Virus Message
May 7, 2009
(CNET)  This story was written by CNET's Elinor Mills. 

Some Facebook accounts that were hijacked in phishing attacks last week
were used to send out spam on Thursday that directed people to a Web
site hosting malware, according to the social networking company. 

Some Facebook users reported receiving messages that said "look at
mygener.im" and contained a link that led to a site that appeared to be
hosting adware, said Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt. Adware is
software that automatically displays or plays ads on a computer once it
has been installed and can be used to spy on computers. 

"We think it's adware," Schnitt said. "It doesn't appear to be
self-propagating. We are still investigating."

More here:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/07/tech/cnettechnews/main4999264.shtml
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