Facebook & Phishing - Advice needed?

oliveoil54

Just logged onto Facebook to find all my Friends have been sent spurious messages supposedly from me with connections like these http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftiny.cc%2F1042p&h=76ed7

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftiny.cc%2Fb75jr&h=76ed7

Unfortunately I had received one from what I thought was a genuine Facebook Friend asking me to look at this connection on youtube, when I clicked on it I had to fill in online Survey form before seeing the video - which was a waste of effort (I answered no to all the questions & put in spurious personal details - so dont think I have compromised my personal security). Stupid I know!! Just wasnt thinking properly!!

Have reported it to Facebook & warned all my Facebook Friends am running full Malwarebytes & Avira AntiVir at the moment, so far no infections etc. Have changed my password on Facebook to something more complicated (hope I can remember it).

Is that all I need to do or can anyone suggest anything else?
Can this web site access my personal laptop info?

Browntoa

no , but if your profile privacy alows you to "share" info with apllications etc then you have also shared your contacts list

debitcardmayhem

I suggest you remove popeye and bluto from your list of friends :rotfl::rotfl:

If you give me a hamburger I will pay you Tuesday

oliveoil54

Thanks
Just checked & altered my facebook setting not to share info with application settings & also restricted who can view/use my friends list.

Wonder how many people dont realise just how much persoanl info on their Facebook Accounts is open to the so called 'General Public'?

debitcardmayhem

Look here too this also points to facebook's own policy.