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Facebook rollercoaster scam "now in amazing 3D"

Facebook rollercoaster scam "now in amazing 3D"

on April 14, 2011

Wow, let’s check out a rollercoaster crash because it happens to be in sick 3D! Or, you know, it isn’t. Click to Enlarge Here we have yet another website asking the end-user to paste some javascript into their browser, using …

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"Japan Earthquake Relief" and "Young girl commits suicide" Facebook apps

"Japan Earthquake Relief" and "Young girl commits suicide" Facebook apps

on March 24, 2011

Below we have a rather fetching page located at helpjapan(dot)co(dot)tv: Click to Enlarge “Japan Earthquake Relief: Help raise money for disaster relief in Japan with a few clicks of your mouse”. That’s great, except hitting the Connect with Facebook button …

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Tips for avoiding the endless Japan disaster scams

Tips for avoiding the endless Japan disaster scams

on March 17, 2011

As you may noticed from the odd blogposts here and there, scammers are firmly on the “exploit the Japanese disaster” bandwagon and anything is a target for them at this point. It’s becoming a little overwhelming to keep up with …

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Steer clear of "Profile Update" Facebook application

Steer clear of "Profile Update" Facebook application

on March 15, 2011

Let’s take a look at the latest in long line of fake stalker apps on Facebook. This one is called “Profile Update”, and makes a number of claims in relation to tracking vistors while changing your profile background. “Change your …

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Another "Whale smashes into building" Tsunami scam on Facebook

Another "Whale smashes into building" Tsunami scam on Facebook

on March 14, 2011

It’s rather depressing (if predictable) that scammers would attempt to profit from the seemingly endless series of disasters currently taking place in Japan. Here’s another take on the “Whale crashes into building” fakeout previously covered by Sophos here. This time …

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Phony Facebook Photos lead to malware

Phony Facebook Photos lead to malware

on January 25, 2011

This latest Facebook scam seems to have been rattling around for a few weeks now, directing you to malware from hacked websites hosting the rogue files. There also appear to be various Facebook application pages offering up the same dubious …

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Facebook scam: Free cellphone recharge

Facebook scam: Free cellphone recharge

on January 24, 2011

This seems to be circulating through the Facebook pages of people with Indian names. Clicking on the numerous Facebook “like” mechanisms would of course spread this thing pretty quickly The whois information for the connected web site shows it was …

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GFI Malware Minute weekly video feature

GFI Malware Minute weekly video feature

on January 18, 2011

The GFI Malware Minute video is available for your viewing pleasure on the GFI-Labs YouTube channel (and below). Malware Minutes are short videos (1-2 minutes) that provide a weekly roundup of top stories from the GFI-Labs Blog, the GFI- Rogue …

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Latest FB scam: see your “total profile views”

Latest FB scam: see your “total profile views”

on January 17, 2011

Today alert reader Matthew drew out attention to this one. It’s yet one more Facebook application scams: “My total Facebook views are…” It’s pretty good social engineeering. Who wouldn’t want to know how many people have viewed their Facebook profile?(Click …

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Free Microsoft points on Facebook, honest

Free Microsoft points on Facebook, honest

on January 5, 2011

Here we have what appears to be a scam on Facebook. It’s a popular one too, with 70,706 people smacking the “Like” button as if their lives (and free points) depended on it. Of course, popularity doesn’t mean it works. Here …

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