Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Facebook Christmas Theme

Recently, i received lot of updates from friends about the Facebook Christmas Theme, i tried to delete it because it appears a number of times and i really hate to see it. As i browse the net, i read it on Trend Micro that it's a malware. Try to read this article.

Trend Micro announced last Sunday that there's a latest malware attack to our account. A page on Facebook that offers a Christmas theme for your profile that may lead you to be malspam.

Image From: trendmicro.com

Trend Micro said, "Once users click the Like button, the page redirects them to a URL which allows victims to download and install a malicious plugin named Free Cheesecake Factory Coupons."

What the plugin does is that it floods affected users’ walls with the catchy status, Get Christmas Theme for FB on free Christmas Theme for all FB users!!. Just Install this amazing new fb Christmas new look and change your profile looks show it to your friends…… [Name of tagged friends]
Trend Micro antivirus software detected the malware as TROJ_REDIR.CU.

Trend Micro said, "Users need to be extra vigilant this holiday season, since cybercriminals are surely to continue launching attacks that use the holiday season as a lure."

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