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Offline Chris Thomas

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Facebook Security Apps
« on: September 01, 2011, 12:50:42 PM »
I have come across genuine Facebook security apps. I wonder what are your opinions.

I know of two of them. Do you know anymore?

First one : BitDefender SafeGo



https://apps.facebook.com/bd-safego

Second one : Norton Safe Web



https://apps.facebook.com/nortonsafeweb
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Re: Facebook Security Apps
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2011, 12:56:48 PM »
Chris,
What do the products you mention do for you're Facebook security that avast! doesn't already do ???
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Re: Facebook Security Apps
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2011, 01:01:25 PM »
They are a little different. They scan the Newsfeeds and links on your wall and check it they are trusted or not even before i click on it.

I think Avast doesn't unless i click on it.

Isn't it?

Recently, one of my friend posted a status

"WOAH! my profile was viewed 70 times JUST TODAY, and I can see that I have quite a few stalkers LOL! Find out yours here xxx.tiny.cc/DrTruth"

But it was a spam and BitDefender SafeGo detected it but not Norton

It is not a desktop replacement or anything. It is said to be cloud based as well. I dunno what they mean by it. Just only for Facebook and inside Facebook.
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Re: Facebook Security Apps
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2011, 01:15:25 PM »
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"WOAH! my profile was viewed 70 times JUST TODAY, and I can see that I have quite a few stalkers LOL! Find out yours here xxx.tiny.cc/DrTruth"
yea...supprise   ;D

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Re: Facebook Security Apps
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2011, 01:35:22 PM »
Absolutely a scam and something that I wouldn't even look at
since that's not what Facebook was designed for.
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Re: Facebook Security Apps
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2011, 02:32:20 PM »
Quote from: bob3160 on September 01, 2011, 01:35:22 PM
Absolutely a scam and something that I wouldn't even look at
since that's not what Facebook was designed for.

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Re: Facebook Security Apps
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2011, 02:50:56 PM »
One of these "spy apps" in fb is believed to install a backdoor,it's now suspended by facebook.It's been a while since i read it but you know,just in case.
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Re: Facebook Security Apps
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2011, 06:32:45 PM »
I was also using bitdefender go...:(
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