Comments on: Rogue Facebook App Linked to Blackhat SEO

By: Facebook : Nouvelles menaces | Jokester

Facebook : Nouvelles menaces | Jokester — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:58:56 +0000

[...] En vérifiant vos notifications, vous voyez que certains de vos amis ont rencontrés une erreur système en voulant se connecter à votre profil. Vous suivez le lien, curieux de voir ce qui a bien pu se passer. Vous arrivez sur une page qui vous demande d’activer une application afin de corriger les erreurs. Si vous cliquez, cette application va pomper vos données personnelles et les envoyer à quelqu’un de très ingénieux, mais de surement mal intentionné. De plus, on vous offrira la possibilité de faire profiter tous vos amis de cette application merveilleuse.. Et, cerise sur le gateau, si vous googelisez les termes utilisés par l’application, soit “Error Check System”, vous tombez sur d’autres sites malveillants.. Voir l’article sur Trend Micro [...]

By: Topics about Top-trends » Rogue Facebook App Linked to Blackhat SEO | Malware Blog | Trend Micro

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:21:03 +0000

[...] Rik Ferguson (Threat Marketing Communications) created an interesting post today on Rogue Facebook App Linked to Blackhat SEO | Malware Blog | Trend MicroHere’s a short outlineOver the weekend, an application of extremely dubious intent was released on Facebook. Called The Error Check System, this said application appears to be non-destructive, but spread very quickly and very widely and could in the process … [...]

By: Pathien (Patrick Quang Thien)

Pathien (Patrick Quang Thien) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:56:08 +0000

beware of rogue application in Facebook : http://tinyurl.com/cpuasj

By: A Second Rogue Facebook Application in Just a Week? - All About Virus

A Second Rogue Facebook Application in Just a Week? - All About Virus — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:25:59 +0000

[...] a second attack, extremely reminiscent of the one that took place this weekend, Facebook users have once again been victimized by cybercriminals. Reports started surfacing this [...]

By: Facebook’s Security Team Fighting Battles on Multiple Fronts

Facebook’s Security Team Fighting Battles on Multiple Fronts — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:45:18 +0000

[...] also reported two Facebook applications this week that have violated user trust by sending spammy notifications on [...]

By: MALWARE TRICKING SEARCH ENGINES, AND YOU TOO (PC Magazine) | Software Blog

MALWARE TRICKING SEARCH ENGINES, AND YOU TOO (PC Magazine) | Software Blog — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:21:46 +0000

[...] McAfee and Trend Micro are warning about a recent bump in the use of SEO (search engine optimization) abuse as a tool in [...]

By: Malware Tricking Search Engines, and You Too (PC Magazine) | One Public voice

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:19:14 +0000

[...] Both McAfee and Trend Micro are warning about a recent bump in the use of SEO (search engine optimization) abuse as a tool in the spread of malware. [...]

By: BizFractals » Blog Archive » Facebook gets hit twice in a week

BizFractals » Blog Archive » Facebook gets hit twice in a week — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:43:33 +0000

[...] The last weekend, many Facebook users got a notification stating that some of their friends “has faced some errors when checking your profile”. It also provided a link for the user to click and “View the Errors Message” which would lead to a lot of personal information being shared by unsuspecting users. More details can be found in Trend Micro’s anti-malware blog. [...]

By: A Second Rogue Facebook Application in Just a Week? | Malware Blog | Trend Micro

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:57:32 +0000

[...] by Rik Ferguson (Threat Marketing Communications) In a second attack, extremely reminiscent of the one that took place this weekend, Facebook users have once again been victimized by cybercriminals. Reports started surfacing this [...]

By: mckennasmark (Susan McKenna)

mckennasmark (Susan McKenna) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:15:09 +0000

ALERT: A case of SEO poisoning? A rogue Facebook app intends to steal profile info and drive traffic to google: http://tinyurl.com/cpuasj