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Click Fraud Gang Used Bamital Botnet To Control A Million Computers Worldwide

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A global cyber crime operation that controlled hundreds of thousands of PCs without the knowledge of their users has been shut down. The huge network of zombie computers is estimated to have 1 million PCs currently infected with malicious software that enslaved them into the botnet called Bamital. Bamital also had the ability to take control of PCs, install other types of computer viruses that could engage in identity theft and recruit PCs into networks that attack websites.

Users of the infected PCs will now be directed to a Microsoft website informing them that their machines are infected with malicious software, everytime they attempt to search the web. The warning on the site reads:

“You have reached this website because your computer is very likely to be infected by malware that redirects the results of your search queries. You will receive this notification until you remove the malware from your computer.”

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VIDEO – I know who you are after 1 click online hi-jacking your Facebook Like & Twitter Follow Buttons

A website places an invisible object over something a visitor is likely to click on, such as a link or an image. When the visitor clicks on what they visually see, they are actually being tricked into clicking on a hidden object. To demonstrate the power of Clickjacking, the first demonstration of the attack technique silently activated a computer’s camera and microphone. Scary.

Now go and see how I Know Your Name, and Probably a Whole Lot More (Deanonymization via Likejacking, Followjacking, etc.)

Facebook WARNING: Avoid the “[HOW AWFUL] At 15-years, she did THIS publicly in high school while drunk!!!” SCAM

Facebook WARNING: Avoid the “[HOW AWFUL] At 15-years, she did THIS publicly in high school while drunk!!!” SCAM, similar to the wall post below:

The scam message reads as follows:

CAUGHT ON VIDEO- she did THIS in public! WAS it right to let her do that In PUBLIC??

Why you should Avoid it:

This fake link leads to a malicious website page with a “PLAY” button enticing you to watch, but clicking “PLAY” only publishes that you “Like” this video to your Profile Wall and to your friends’ News Feeds. As you can see below, the facebook user here must have tried that “play button” twice!!

You still wont get to see any video but instead you are told to complete a survey to verify your age before actually viewing it. If you complete the survey (you shouldn’t!), you will be tricked into believing that you may win an expensive prize if you provide your mobile phone number…BUT your telephone number will be used to automatically subscribe to an ongoing expensive premium rate service by SMS text messages costing you over £3 everytime as well as a one-off charge of around £10 for joining the subscription!!! After giving your mobile phone number you will be presented with more surveys that try to gain even more personal information which can be used for marketting and/or identity fraud.

Removal Instructions:

If you or your friends have fallen victim to this scam, then a full computer system scan must be carried out using the most up-to-date Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software, some of which can be found in the List of Free Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Malware and Firewall Software HERE. In case you submitted a telephone number for any surveys, then you should contact your service provider or carrier immediately to avoid any bogus charges.

The affected facebook user’s wall must also be cleaned out of all spam messages that may have been automatically posted after a Click-Jacking attack (Like-Jacking or Comment-Jacking). Just follow the simple instructions in the following links:

Detailed Instructions to remove Fake Scam Links – HERE

Detailed Instructions to remove Fake Applications – HERE

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