Santa Claus is Coming to Facebook to Infect You With Koobface

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Oh, scammers, you know no shame. In an effort to exploit holiday cheer, a new malware attack poses as a Christmas greeting on Facebook, but actually installs the nasty Koobface worm on users’ computers. The worm spreads as infected users post the greetings to the walls of their friends, who then in turn get infected when they check out the supposed greeting.

Holiday-themed malware has been a trend in recent years, with malware distributors taking advantage of user’s propensity for sending online greetings. Add social networking to the mix and you have a medium where such scams can spread remarkably quickly.

The image shows what you should be looking out for.

via Mashable

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