BEWARE: Facebook porn scam is infecting thousands of users

Facebook users just Beware!! Don’t click any porn links on Facebook. Foremost reason is that you have thousands of good porn sites out there, but there's an extra good reason right now.

Rogue pornography links on the world’s most popular social network have reportedly infected over 110,000 Facebook users with a malware Trojan in just two days and it is still on the rise, a security researcher warned Friday.

The Facebook malware disguised as a Flash Player update and spreads itself by posting links to a pornographic video from the Facebook accounts of previously infected users. The malware generally tags as many as 20 friends of the infected user.

Once the link is clicked your computer becomes infected with a Trojan that is able to hijack vital parts of your PC.

Although we've seen threats before this one appears to be more dangerous.

This is due to the malware posting porn links on the infected users Facebook page and the fact that it is also able to tag up to 20 friends each time it posts.

Experts believe this is why so many users have been infected so quickly.

There's currently no confirmation from Facebook on the issue but the advice seems clear.

In order to stop the wave of infections, Facebook is "blocking links to these scams, offering cleanup options, and pursuing additional measures to ensure that people continue to have a safe experience on Facebook."

To protect yourself from such type of malware infections, just avoid clicking rogue porn links on the social media sites, and when it’s Facebook, Don't do it ! Just Don’t !

Sources: dailystar.co.uk / thehackernews.com