Worms attacking Facebook and MySpace users, stay alert!
There is a threat creeping up for Facebook and MySpace users. Facebook and MySpace have detected two variants of a new worm. These worms, or viruses, transforms victim’s machines into zombie computers.The worms have been identified as Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.a.and Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.b. These worms are designed to upload additional malicious modules with other functionalities via the Internet. They create a type of botnets.The affected machines will be used for spreading links through their social networking sites.along with that the bolnets will also be used for othet malicious purposes.The worm creates a range of commentaries to friend’s accounts. Facebook users could see messages and comments such as: Paris Hilton Tosses Dwarf On The Street; Examiners Caught Downloading Grades From The Internet; Hello; You must see it!!! LOL. My friend catched you on hidden cam; Is it really celebrity? Funny Moments and many others.Messages and comments on MySpace and Facebook include links to http://youtube.[skip].pl. If the user clicks on this link, s/he is redirected to http://youtube.[skip].ru, a site which purportedly contains a video clip. If the user tries to watch it, a message appears saying that s/he needs the latest version of Flash Player in order to watch the clip. However, instead of the latest version of Flash Player, a file called codecsetup.exe is downloaded to the victim machine; this file is also a network worm.
The result is that users who have come to the site via Facebook will have the MySpace worm downloaded to their machines, and vice versa. So it is suggested to the users to take precautions and not open any suspicious messages or comments.
