Warning: Fake Facebook Photo Notifications Contain Malware

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Todd Wasserman
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Warning: Fake Facebook Photo Notifications Contain Malware
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Sophos's NakedSecurity blog outlined the threat on Wednesday. The company's SophosLabs intercepted a "spammed-out email campaign" which was designed to spread malware. Sophos provided the following example:

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The blog notes that the email address above misspells "Facebook" as "Faceboook." The link takes the user to a malicious iFrame script, which exposes the user's computer to malware. However, within four seconds, the user's browser is directed to a presumably innocent Facebook page like the one below to act as a smokescreen.

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The lab recommends checking the "Facebook" email addresses closely in emails and hover your mouse over the link, at which point you should see it doesn't go to a Facebook page.

Have you been duped by a fake Facebook photo tag message? Let us know in the comments.

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