face book popup virus

[SHANEFROMGA]

is any one else having a problem with facebook popping up a "virus protection"
program that trys to load itself too your computer?
i've had to system restore my pc 2 times in the past week and a half.
it only seems to do it on my wifes page. she has a fancey back ground loaded, i wander if that could be letting it by?:furious:

[Hottub]

Sounds like you got a case of "Antivirus 2009" A nasty rogue. Works itself it pretty tightly.

[~Katja~]

background on FB? or her desktop?
A lot of desktop backgrounds and screen savers include viruses when you download them.

[leefromtx]

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

[SHANEFROMGA]

background on FB? or her desktop?
A lot of desktop backgrounds and screen savers include viruses when you download them.

facebook back ground.

[biggestmexi]

background on FB? or her desktop?
A lot of desktop backgrounds and screen savers include viruses when you download them.

desktop backgrounds are pictures....?

[~Katja~]

desktop backgrounds are pictures....?

ummm,, sure... you can pick one from your files... or am I retarded?

[boosterp]

Social networks like Myspace and Facebook have often been the victim of malware. Some call it Click by Hijacking. Something, maybe an ap, a picture, etc. has malware code embedded so when you click it the malware is now on your computer.

Make certain your anti-malware programs are up to date, run a full system scan on the strongest form of detection, and make sure it is set to scan "archived files."

[WampusCrandle]

nah, i haven't had a problem, and i am on there all the damn time.

[leefromtx]

nah, i haven't had a problem, and i am on there all the damn time.

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[KnoxHarrington]

At this point, it should probably be pointed out that simply getting the popup is not enough to get the malware -- you still do actually have to download the program itself. But it can lock up your browser and make you force quit out of it.

I would really run a browser with anti-ad plugins: AdBlocker Plus for Firefox, or Safari AdBlock. NoScript for Firefox might help too.

[PD]

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

I've had experience that this picked up malware that other stuff didnt pick up.