It’s no secret Facebook has had their issues with spam and malware. Last week, Facebook announced new methods of battling these problems (read Facebook Security’s post) and in the meantime, spammers worked to be two steps ahead of the newest adjustments.
Recently, there has been several spam posts circulating, namely the ‘Dislike’ button, being tagged in a ‘Youtube’ video and the newest version of ‘Check out who Viewed Your Profile’.
Avoid scams looking like this!
While Facebook works diligently to remove these messages, it is urging users to be careful of what links they click.
The spam messages are working on the basis of directing users to an external website. There it urges users to fill out various surveys and copy javascript code into your browsers, which gives the spam access to your account and unleashes the message to all your friends. It can also post spam messages in your Facebook chat.
Example of Javascript
Look out for these links in wall posts and chat messages.
Do not ever repost javascript. Legitimate sites, like Facebook, would never ask you to do this.
Remember to report these links as spam using the [x] and Report as Spam option on the post.
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