Facebook Virus Spreading
12 December 2008
FastFacts
- Who: Faculty, Staff, & Students
- What: Facebook virus spreading
The University community, particularly students, are encouraged to beware a virus spreading on Facebook.
"After receiving a message in their Facebook in-box announcing, "You look funny in this new video" or something similar, recipients are then invited to click on a provided link. Once on the video site, a message says an update of Flash is needed before the video can be displayed. The viewer is prompted to open a file called flash_player.exe."
You can find more information about the virus by reading "Koobface virus hits Facebook."
If you have questions or need more information, please contact 6-TECH at (336) 256-TECH (8324) or 6tech@uncg.edu.