[BC] Facebook virus

[Rich Wood]

------ At 10:48 PM 2/25/2010, Dean Tiernan wrote: -------

>Hey folks just encountered my first virus spread on Facebook. A 
>message purportedly from
>a friend with a production studio contained a link which looked like 
>this a88fae19/dC4qar
>a88fae19*/dC4gar with an http in front of it...It spoofs a You Tube 
>page, then asks you to launch
>an exe to update Flash.....not worried about most folks on this 
>list, but staff at some of your stations
>probably does business with this guy (who has confirmed a virus on 
>his system is responsible).

I got hit with it. PC World says it turns your computer into a 
zombie. Its name is "Koobface." It can be tough to get rid of because 
it redirects you browser and incapacitates some virus checkers.

Fortunately I had my Zonealarm up to date and it found it. It 
prevented me from trying to get the absolute latest updates. It's 
been around a while so a relatively new update should catch it. Be 
sure to reboot. It regenerates itself if you don't.

Rich