WARNING: Facebook Worm Spreading via News Feed

 By 
Ben Parr
 on 
WARNING: Facebook Worm Spreading via News Feed

Malware and spam are finding new ways to spread across social media. A few days ago, a nasty Twitter Worm spread through DMs. Today, we have received multiple reports that a new worm is spreading via Facebook wall posts and status updates.

The worm makes a post on walls and updates. The text is as follows:

IF YOU SEE THIS POST AND LINK, DO NOT CLICK IT! It is malware and dangerous to your computer. We have found multiple instances of this worm in Facebook's Real-time search and through reports from our readers and friends.

IF YOU ARE ALREADY AFFECTED: Immediately change your password, delete all of the malware posts, and post a warning to not visit the link in question. We will update this post as we learn more.

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