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Monday, June 20, 2011

The president is finally taking charge - Facebook Virus and Phishing Attack

Scam Signature Message:

The president is finally taking charge!!
statistics.mit.edu
Is this really for real?.

president_taking_charge_wall

Scam Type: Phishing, Malware

Trending: June 2011

Why it's a Scam:

Clicking on the Wall post link triggers a series of redirects. First you are taken to a page hosted at statistics.mit.edu, then you are redirected to a page at reddit.com and finally you are redirected to the page shown below which is an obvious phishing attempt. As if that wasn't enough, your system is also attacked with malware on the last redirect.

president_taking_charge_phishing

How to Deal with the Scam:

If you entered your Facebook login credentials on the page shown above, then you need to try to reclaim your account. Check out the following article for additional step
source: source: http://www.facecrooks.com

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