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Warning to Facebook users....
PROLIANT
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Hi guy's, just a quick warning when typing the following in your browser when navigating to facebook - don't type facebook.cm make sure you have the full.com on the end or you will be infected with a virus, I found that out today however my Anti-Virus caught the bug before it caused any harm.
Just in case, that’s all.
Regards
Proliant
Just in case, that’s all.
Regards
Proliant
Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
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Ouch, at least you stopped it from spreading with the antivirus - I can imagin many people accendently typing that in, it's an easy one to do .com without the o
I was tempted to type it in but I didn't
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I did type it in; it's some stupid page with "viral videos" on it. I wasn't infected with a a virus though, and neither will anyone else who has enough sense not to use Windows.
Safari warned me about it when I attempted to visit. Firefox did not.
Here's Google's diagnostic page for it:
http://google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?tpl=safari&site=facebook.cm&hl=en-us0 -
fifefox (via win7)
This web site at facebook.cm has been reported as an attack site and has been blocked based on your security preferences.
ignoring all warning goes to...videos (which play!)Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant.0 -
Firefox on my Mac says nothing.0
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Cheers Marty, the reason you were not infected was that the dodgy code is Win32.I did type it in; it's some stupid page with "viral videos" on it. I wasn't infected with a a virus though, and neither will anyone else who has enough sense not to use Windows.
Safari warned me about it when I attempted to visit. Firefox did not.
Here's Google's diagnostic page for it:
http://google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?tpl=safari&site=facebook.cm&hl=en-us
It seems to be some kind of worm.Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.0 -
Any good?DatabaseError wrote: »fifefox (via win7)
videos (which play!)
Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.0 -
Weird that Firefox still didn't warn me about it though.
Safari gives me this:
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Firefox on Vista gives this:
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i visited it using a throw-away xp VM & IE, no warning so far. im off to scan with mbam etc now0
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Maybe Mr Firefox was busy doing other things? :think:Weird that Firefox still didn't warn me about it though.
Safari gives me this:
Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.0
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