Koobface–Still A Pain For Users Of Facebook

Koobface is an anagram of the word Facebook, and it has been haunting Facebook users for at least the last year and a half. It doesn’t look like it’s going away any time soon. As soon as antivirus companies update their antivirus software to eradicate one version of Koobface, the criminals quickly release variant after variant of this persistent worm. The most likely way to contract Koobface is through email. It comes inside infected email messages or attachments to the emails. Koobface attempts to spread by identifying your friends list and emailing them a message that looks like it came from you. Once inside your computer Koobface may install other malware. It steals your passwords and credit card numbers. There are several things you can do to protect yourself including:

1. Never follow unasked for links.
2. Be careful when deciding to download third party Facebook applications.
3. Never update your flash player, or anything else, if you get a pop-up inside of Facebook saying you need to update.
4. Make sure your antivirus software is up to date and scan your system a couple of times a week