Facebook Dislike Button a scam/Virus

May 20th, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink

Facebook Dislike Button a scam and spreading Virus

So many facebook members spreading and sharing regarding facebook dislike button either they aware or became victim of hackers.

For those who no cares and noob you may clicking it before thinking. As for me i was courious about that new feature and start make research. Following is what i found regarding Facebook Dislike Button

You may want to demonstrate  your dislike for something on Facebook but don’t fall for the fake dislike button scam circulating now on the popular social networking site.

If you click on it, your friends will certainly dislike you because you’ll be spreading a virus.

Sophos’ Graham Cluley has sounded the warning on the company’s Naked Security blog, telling Facebook users that if they click on the ‘enable dislike’ button they’ll be forwarding the fake message to all their Facebook friends by posting it on their profile. Cluley said it also runs an obfuscated Javascript on your computer and as he points out: “The potential for malice should be obvious.”

In this example from the fast-spreading message, Cluley points out the enable dislike button shows up right alongside the like and comment buttons, making it more likely to fool people.

Facebook has no official dislike button so don’t be fooled. Even if the invitation comes from a friend you know well, don’t click on the enable Facebook button.

 

Somehow the scammers have replaced the standard “Share” option with their “Enable Dislike Button” link

In spite of Facebook efforts to block such scams they continue. Cluley argues that users will be persuaded of the genuineness of the link because it appears in the standard option list at the bottom of the message, and he has a point.

Clicking the link not only shares it with all your friends, but runs an obfuscated JavaScript, opening the potential for even more trouble.

Another version of the same Dislike scam uses the now-popular method of telling the user to copy JavaScript from the message and paste it into the address bar, bypassing just about any security measure possible.

As for my experience, i got many invitation from my frienda but,i’m not believe and not clicking the button.

see the sample image here

Be extra careful!! i told you already

thanks to pcmag.com and canada communities

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Paypal Suspicious Email spoof-review

January 19th, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink

Paypal Suspicious Email spoof-review from paypal company
I just received suspicious email pretend from paypal company. I was read cheating email pretend from paypal before so i take a precaution by forwarding the email to paypal for review.

Below is respond from official paypal company. Respond time at least 1 week from the date i forward the email.

spoof-review@paypal.com
Suspicious Email (KMM15319074V72216L0KM) :ppk1

Hello exinco,

Thanks for reporting that suspicious-looking email. The email you
received was not sent by PayPal and it links to a fake website. We are
investigating and working on stopping the fraud.

If you have already given any personal or financial information to this
fake website, you should immediately log in to your PayPal account and
change the password and secret questions. You should also tell your bank
about this problem.

To learn how to change your password, go to the PayPal website, click
“Help” at the top of the page, and enter “How do I change my password?”
in the search box.

You should report any unauthorized account activity to PayPal. Here’s
how:

1. Go to the PayPal website.
2. Click “Security Center” at the top of any PayPal page.
3. Click “Start an unauthorized transaction claim” under “Report a
problem” on the left.
4. Log in to your account, or click “Continue” if you are unable to log
in.
5. Review the information about unauthorized transactions, and click
“Continue.”
6. Complete the report and click “Preview.”
7. Check the box to state that the claim is accurate and click “Submit.”
8. Confirm that you’re the account owner by entering the financial
information requested, and click “Continue.”

Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate the
opportunity to pass along this information.

Thanks,

PayPal

This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User
Agreement, either PayPal Inc, PayPal Pte. Ltd or PayPal (Europe) S.à
r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. Société en Commandite par Actions, Registered Office:
5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg B 118
349.

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