Becareful Of This Facebook Virus That Has Affected Nearly 1 Million Users

Facebook virus spreads through a link to bogus video site

A new virus has been released which has caused issues to nearly a million Facebook users. This new Facebook virus is spread through a message that comes with a video link. The message always arrives through the messenger app on smartphones.

If you come across a message that has a link to video.html, avoid clicking on it no matter how enticing the screenshot looks like.

Upon clicking the link, the user is taken to YouTube like site where they are asked to install an extension on their chrome browser. Once installed, a malware will be added to your computer, smartphone or tablet. It can then record anything you are doing.

Read more to see how to remove this virus http://thetechnews.com/2016/10/04/nearly-million-people-affected-facebook-virus/

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