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It is said that about 85% of Internet users these days have a Facebook account. If you're part and parcel of this statistic, watch out for the Koobface virus, a worm created back in 2008 and made to propagate on social networking sites. Now, it has ended up in Facebook and is starting to mess things up for both the site's technical team and users.
Koobface harms your computer through an email that invites you to view a certain video, the link to which leads you to a site that lets you download an Adobe Flash player for you to view the video. What you think you're downloading is Adobe Flash Player but what you're actually letting into your computer is a virus that looks for information that might be of significance to the owner of that particular site you were led to.
Once your computer is infected with Koobface, it begins manipulating your browser by opening even more hazardous websites that have programs installed in them and designed to steal information using the virus that has been embedded in your hard drive.
This virus is particularly tricky because it was designed to present itself as a file sent by somebody you know, meaning somebody from your friend's list. Because Facebook requires a username and a password before one may log in, it is a general perception that anything you find in your Inbox is clean. In the case of the Koobface, things just might get a lot dirtier if you don't practice protective measures.
First off, keeping away from this virus is 90% awareness. Remember the Koobface every time you get mail from even somebody who poses as your friend. Do not click any link forwarded to you. You may not be able to tell at once if, indeed, the mail you got is from your friend or not. The best way to open it then is to email that friend yourself and ask if he or she had sent you that particularly suspicious email. Other steps you can take are the basics of online security - firewalls, anti-virus software, anti-Adware, anti-Malware and all those tools to keep your computer safe. It is also important to regularly update your software to make sure it detects newly created contaminants.
It's important to realize the importance of practicing these security measures when faced with the threat of viruses such as Koobface. Remember that these are executable files, which means, they are programs designed for a purpose that is most likely destructive for you and illegitimately productive for the one who created it. If you don't want to be a victim, make sure you've done everything to keep you from being one.
When it comes to online security, antivirus software and the other types do work but they tend to take a portion of your time to keep them functioning well. However, when you use an IP changer, you simply go out and surf using a fake IP and that's it. Because you're seen by hackers as your IP address, hiding it means they won't see you at all. What they see is the IP address of the server you're using. If they're actually about to send you some trojans or worms, they'll be s
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