Facebook is working on filtering a piece of nuisance malware that poses as a “Facebook antivirus” application that — when it’s installed — puts several dozen photos on a victim’s Facebook wall and tags their friends in them. Once their friends click on the “tagged” photo, they are offered the fake anti-virus.
Spellings include: “F’acebook Antivirus,” “Facebook Antivirus” and “Antivirus in Focebook”
Facebook Insider said Facebook is filtering the fake tags and gives instructions for removing tags of ones self from friends’ photos.
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Tom Kelchner