Virus Update: Never Click the Osama Dead Video Link Shared by YourFriends On Facebook
Osama Bin Laden’s fake death video has been making the rounds on Facebook since yesterday, just hours after the death of the international terrorist leader. The spam video link spreads as message updates on Facebook users’ wall and the unknown user gets tricked into playing the video which in turn spreads the fake spam links.
The Osama virus spreading spam links across Facebook claims to play the banned video of Osama Bin Laden’s death. When you click on the video link, it will take you to a Facebook fan page, which demands you to click “Like” button for viewing the video. After that, it might give you an external link or ask you to copy paste some scripts on your browser. Once you do this, the spam post not only appears in your own profile but circulates to all your friends’ wall as well.
But some spammers take this to another level by offering users to complete a survey before viewing Osama’s death video. These scammers earn money every time a survey is completed and that’s the reason they want you to share this fake links with others.
How to prevent Osama Virus from Posting in your Profile:
Unlike the page which tricked you into showing the fake video and report them immediately to Facebook.
As scammers are experimenting with every opportunity which comes their way such as Osama’s death or the Royal wedding, it’s us who have to be vigilant and watch out for these tricksters and not fall for their scams. Share this post on Facebook and prevent any of your friends falling for these scammers.
[Source]: www.renjusblog.com
Thanks to Renjus for this news.
Source fromhhttp://www.techfeb.com
The Osama virus spreading spam links across Facebook claims to play the banned video of Osama Bin Laden’s death. When you click on the video link, it will take you to a Facebook fan page, which demands you to click “Like” button for viewing the video. After that, it might give you an external link or ask you to copy paste some scripts on your browser. Once you do this, the spam post not only appears in your own profile but circulates to all your friends’ wall as well.
But some spammers take this to another level by offering users to complete a survey before viewing Osama’s death video. These scammers earn money every time a survey is completed and that’s the reason they want you to share this fake links with others.
How to prevent Osama Virus from Posting in your Profile:
Unlike the page which tricked you into showing the fake video and report them immediately to Facebook.
- Don’t allow any applications which claim to show this rare fake video of Osama. If you’ve already allowed such an app, then remove the application immediately.
- Don’t copy and paste any scripts in your Facebook profile.
- Don’t blindly trust or click any spam links which claim to get the rare video as the video doesn’t exist as of now.
- If you’re using Chrome, make sure you don’t paste any scripts in your browser bar, as the browser tries to preload anything you type in the ‘awesome’ bar.
- Keep your Antivirus up to date, or if you don’t have one, download any of the antivirus posted here [Kaspersky 2011, Norton 2011, or Mcafee Antivirus]
As scammers are experimenting with every opportunity which comes their way such as Osama’s death or the Royal wedding, it’s us who have to be vigilant and watch out for these tricksters and not fall for their scams. Share this post on Facebook and prevent any of your friends falling for these scammers.
[Source]: www.renjusblog.com
Thanks to Renjus for this news.
Source fromhhttp://www.techfeb.com
Virus Update: Never Click the Osama Dead Video Link Shared by YourFriends On Facebook
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