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Dorkbot Worm Targets Facebook Users

posted onDecember 7, 2011
by l33tdawg

Facebook users are being warned against new malware that has affected the social networking platform by spreading through the chat system.

According to UK based security software maker Sophos, the platform has been affected with malware that installs Dorkbot worms on target systems.

The company warns that the malware is spreading rapidly on the platform via the Facebook Chat feature and Facebook's security mechanisms are failing to block it When users chat with a user whose account and computer system has been affected by the malware, they receive an innocent looking link which appears to a be link to a Facebook photo album.

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