Monday, May 9, 2011

First exposure: Apple iphone 5g




Wired News: iPhone 5 – First Exposure is yet another malicious facebook message virus. Victims of this facebook scam are either asked to answer a survey supposedly to watch the new iphone 5 video or prompted to download files such as the videogameboxinstaller.exe, anylike browser application and pagerage.

The facebook iphone 5 spam
If you are an ios device fanatic, do not fall to this first exposure: apple iphone 5g scam because this is a hoax. Below are examples of the malicious texts shown by this first exposure: apple iphone 5 g application:

Apple iphone 5 - first exposure

Apple Iphone 5g exposed
Iphone 5
This changes everything. Again.
Apple did it again.
we reveal for the first time the new cool features of the Iphone 5



How to remove Wired News: iPhone 5 – First Exposure facebook virus
Following the guide below will help you delete facebook virus messages such as the iphone 5 facebook spam in your wall and may event prevent the facebook virus links from spreading in your network. Note that whenever your friends click facebook virus chat messages from you or follow those malicious links in your wall, they too will likely spread the apple iphone 5 facebook virus.


Here's how to get rid facebook virus Wired News: iPhone 5 – First Exposure.

Facebook virus fix: Getting rid of facebook virus “Wired News: iPhone 5 – First Exposure”
For most facebook spam applications that post messages in your wall, you can click the x mark beside your post to report it as spam, remove the application or revoke publishing rights.

You may also need to check your facebook account's settings to remove this malicious facebook scam application:
Go to the the Privacy Settings page
Click on ‘Edit Your Settings’ under Apps and Websites.
In the ‘Apps You Use’ section, locate the application
Click on ‘Edit Settings’ and remove all unwanted and malicious facebook apps.

Other helpful things to do:

Call your cellphone network provider if you have given your number to any of the surveys to avoid bogus charges from appearing in your account.

You must also avoid downloading files such as games as these may have viruses that can infect your computer. In case you already did, do a system scan with a reliable antivirus.

Change your facebook password and use a good computer security tool.

Help your friends whose accounts were compromised by this first exposure iphone 5 g scam by sharing this post on facebook or twitter.

5 comments:

  1. don't get caught up in these scams......help keep facebook free of these viruses......

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  2. Please read this BEFORE YOU LIKE PAGES BASED ON INVITATIONS FROM PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW.

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  3. And, No. I don't feel stupid, because I read it before.

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  4. Got a notice that said I'd been made host of an event by someone that is in a FB group I'm in. On that page it said Apple was "messing up..." and giving away phones with a link to click on. Don't fall for it.

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