Virus in Facebook

[Scan]

http://forum.kaspersky.com/lofiversion/index.php/t61039.html

The Government totally created that 

[YoKenny]

@Scan

Beware of Black Helecopters in your neighborhood:
http://zapatopi.net/blackhelicopters

The user was infected because they were still using XP SP2 and the post refers to something in February 17 2008

[Yanto.Chiang]

@Omega40

This may help.

"Antichrist" was a computer virus hoax distributed to Spanish computer users via email.
[edit] Translation
 
"The following is a translation of the text in the email:

    ALERT: THE WORST VIRUS IN HISTORY. A new virus has just been discovered that has been classified by Microsoft and Mcafee as the most destructive of all time. This virus was discovered yesterday and is known by the name of ANTICHRIST; no antivirus has been discovered; it simply destroys the zeroth sector of the hard disk, where vital information for its operation is kept.
    It works in the following way:
    1. -) It sends itself to all the names in your address book with the title:
    "SURPRISE?!!!!!!!!!!"
    2. -) As soon as it is installed, it destroys the zeroth sector and in this way it permanently destroys the hard disk. Please send this E-mail to as many people as you can; in case you receive an e-mail with subject "SURPRISE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"!, get advice from an expert because it can install itself automatically."

Hi DarkLegend,

Is it true that virus could destroy our Hard Drive permanently?
It would be a serious issues need to take care, if this virus spread in our network.

[DarkLegend]

@Yanto.Chiang

I would assume, as those are the results upon googling it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antichrist_%28virus_hoax%29

[Scan]

@Scan

Beware of Black Helecopters in your neighborhood:
http://zapatopi.net/blackhelicopters

The user was infected because they were still using XP SP2 and the post refers to something in February 17 2008

well i will take the advice
infact i am thinking of switching to Windows7 Ultimate any ways after re-formatting

[Yanto.Chiang]

@Yanto.Chiang

I would assume, as those are the results upon googling it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antichrist_%28virus_hoax%29

Hi Dark Legend,

So if this issue only virus hoax, that it would be happy for me.
I got some information from here : http://www.pcworld.com/article/155017/facebook_virus_turns_your_computer_into_a_zombie.html

[Shiw Liang]

O_O!Destroy hard drive?
A hard drive is expensive specially for laptop ones!

[Yanto.Chiang]

Hi Shiw Liang,

I don't this issue exactly whether it's true happened or not?

But in term of to avoid your HDD crash because of virus/malware then you need to carefully to protect it.

[Philo]

I never got hit with that virus/viruses on Facebook, but I know several people who have. Many of them ended up doing complete HD wipes. 
Like Kenny posted before, it's often unwitting end users who simply allow the malware in by opening infected emails and what not.

Good rule of thumb, if you don't expect it to show up in your email, don't open it.......

[Yanto.Chiang]

Hi Philo,

Yes, back to the human which is the brainware of those machine.
If we can play safe, at least 10-20% we got safely but need to got protection too either like antivirus or firewall on gateway.