Malware and rogue apps on Facebook are abundant, and now-a-days most of them are spread through Facebook Chat.
The latest one which is being spreading rampantly comes with the following message:
“Father Crashes and dies because of THIS message posted on his daughters profile Wall! [Link]”
Following the link will take users to anti-spam verification test, then to take a mobile IQ challenge quiz.
Once the quiz is complete, the victim is asked to send an SMS to a number in their own country for results. The average price for the SMS reportedly cost around 3 EUR.
Stefan Tanase, Kaspersky Lab Expert, says the attackers are using IP goe-location and automatic translation services to perfectly tailor the app to ensure maximum efficiency rate by making sure they use the same language as their potential victim.
The app apparently comes with random names. It will access users’ basic info and Facebook chat, and sends the same message to online friends on the users’ list.
Users from about 65 countries are reportedly affected. Ukraine is worst affected by this malware where around 24.22% of the total affected user base has been target till date, followed by India (16.22%) and the USA (13.03%)became victims of this malware respectively.
So, watch out for it.
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