How to Remove Yahoo News Feed on Facebook

The yahoo news feed appearing in your Facebook wall can give you insights on interesting and trending yahoo news. It also provides information on yahoo news and articles your online friends are currently reading or have recently read.

For some, however, the yahoo updates on Facebook can be irritating. Apparently, this is because of the placement of the links and excerpts of the featured articles which are placed on top of the news feed. Facebook users are also prompted to provide access to the yahoo facebook app to be able to read the featured articles from their account.
How to Remove Yahoo News on Facebook
Unlike with other Facebook wall posts and articles your friends share in the social network, you cannot easily remove the yahoo news update by marking the post as spam. However, you have other options to stop the yahoo newsfeed from appearing in your wall.

1. Go to the Yahoo App Page.

2. Scroll down and find the link "block app" in the left hand corner. Click this link.



3. A "block app?" window with this message will appear:

Blocking Yahoo! will prevent others from sending you invitations and requests for this app and will prevent this app from getting any info about you. This will also prevent you from seeing Yahoo! if other people have it installed.

Click Ok.



3. Yahoo is now blocked.

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Casey Anthony Adopts a Baby Hoax

If you're worried that Casey Anthony has adopted a new baby, then this is goodnews. The Casey Anthony Adopts a Baby message that's getting viral on Facebook is yet another hoax which has stemmed from an article by the spoof site weeklywordlnews.com:

Orange Country authorities confirmed that Casey Anthony applied to adopt a baby girl (2 years old) from Eastern Europe in early 2010. She was accepted by the Romanian government-pending the conclusion of her trial.

It is to be recalled that Casey Anthony, the main suspect of the killing of her two year old daughter Caylee Marie Anthony was released from jail in July this year after she was found INNOCENT of murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated manslaughter. The verdict caused public outrage.

If you have friends who have reposted the Casey Anthony Adopts a Baby hoax, make sure to tell them the truth about the story. Share this article on Facebook.

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Are Hackers Putting Pornographic Videos With Your Name on Facebook?

Nobody wants to be a victim of hackers compromising Facebook accounts. Nevertheless, the messages below have already been debunked as a viral hoax.



Attention friends! hackers are doing damage again on facebook! pornographic movies are being posted on our behalf on the walls of our profiles! we do not see them, but other people do, as if it were our publication! sometime even our supposed comments appears. if you see such a thing in my homepage, alert me and do not open it because it is a virus! ...copy and re post this message

The hackers already entered in facebook they are putting pornographic videos to your name in the walls or profiles of your friends without you knowing it. you don´t see it, but other people can see it, as if these were a publication that you made! so if you receive something from me, it's not mine! copy this in your wall. it is for the security of your own image!

Although it is very possible that a "hacker" can take hold of your Facebook account, the likely culprit behind why people "unknowingly" post and spread stuff on their wall are NOT the hackers but malicious Facebook applications. Consider doing the following to protect your Facebook account.

How to Protect Your Facebook Account

1. Avoid clicking on tabloid like news posted by your friends on Facebook. These are likely clickjacking scams spread to make people answer surveys. Clickjacking scam messages have the ability to automate reposting of the message once you click on its link, image or video. If you see these messages, report them as spam.



2. Protect your personal information. Do not be lured into submitting personal data such as address and email in exchange of free giveaways. It also helps to always verify sites and pages that ask for your Facebook username and password. Scammers have been creating sites that mimic the Facebook log in page to steal your login credentials.

3. Always log out of your Facebook especially after using a public computer. The person who uses the computer after you do not need any hacking knowledge to post ANYTHING in your Facebook if you left your account open and accessible.

4. Avoid installing rogue Facebook applications. These applications include those that claim to monitor who views your profile and those that are "unknowingly" promoted by your friends via chat messages.

5. Help your friends protect their Facebook accounts. Share this post on Facebook:

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You will lose ALL respect for Kim Kardashian After You See This

Have you seen celebrity viral news posted by your friends on Facebook that look something like the ones below?

You will lose ALL respect for Kim Kardashian after you see this.

kimkardashian.altervista.org

Kim Kardashian will lose everything after this video gets out! Leaked: November 2011

Lost all respect for soulja boy after
watching him beat up his girl
souljaboybeating.blogspot.com
cant believe he beat her up in public like that . why
kind of man is he!!

Kim Kardashian isn't the only celebrity used in this viral message. Miley Cyrus and Rihanna have their versions too. The "You will lose all respect" messages spreading on Facebook are actually hoax videos. They do not actually exist. The viral messages are scam messages that were spread as a bait to make people answer surveys or submit their personal data. Scammers behind these Facebook scams earn whenever you answer those surveys or provide your personal details such as your name, email and birth date. The data you submit about yourself may also be used by spammers and phishers.

What to Do

1. Do not reshare the post. Don't be fooled by promises that tell you you will be able to view a controversial video after you reshare and repost the message on your wall.

2. Do not answer the surveys. Unless you want those scammers to earn money from you.

3. Report the post as spam. See the image below for your guide:



4. Warn your friends about this scam by sharing this post on Facebook.

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I Lost All Respect for Miley Cyrus after Watching This Video

Actress/singer Miley Cyrus is often the subject of scams online apparently because of her popularity particularly among teenage girls. A new one, in fact, is being circulated in the social network Facebook right now.

WTF?! I lost all respect for Miley Cyrus after watching this video
thinknow.tk
you will too after watching this!! Simply share the video to watch

Another supposed url of the video is mwooileeey.co.cc

Most followers and fans of Miley Cyrus are teeners and tweens. If you have kids at home who are in this age group, make sure to caution them about clicking links and messages circulating online about Miley Cyrus. These links will lead you to phishing or survey sites and pages which can possibly steal crucial information from you. Reposting the messages will just spread this hoax and so it is important to remove or report the message as spam once you see them in your wall:

• Check the image below to learn how to report and remove I Lost All Respect for Miley Cyrus Facebook spam:

• Make sure to share this post on Facebook to warn your friends about this I Lost All Respect for Miley Cyrus after Watching This Video Facebook scam

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You Will Lose All Respect For RIHANNA After Watching This Video

Several celebrity scams are spreading in Facebook right now. Subjects of these facebook video scams are often actresses and singers who are popular and controversial: Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus and Rihanna. You may have seen people posting what appears to be a video of Rihanna making out with someone but this is actually yet another bait to make people fill out online surveys.

Here's the spammy and malicious message spreading in Facebook:

I lost all respect for Rihanna after watching this video.
OMG! I Lost ALL Respect For Rihanna After Watching This Video! SHARE The Video To Watch!

Rihanna And Hayden Panettiere Video
Clicking the supposed video may cause your system to show adverts from a fake apple security center.

another version of this spammy post is this:

WOW – You Will hate RIHANNA after watching this video!
ririscandal.info
You Will Lose All Respect For RIHANNA After Watching This.

OMG - You will lose all respect RIHANNA after watching this video!
whatreallyriri.blogspot.com
RIRI is gone MADD!!

SICK - I just hate RIHANNA after watching this video
amazing-vide0s.blogspot.com
you will lost your all respect for RIHANNA after watching this

Celebrity fans and avid followers should therefore be on the lookout for these types of messages spreading on Facebook. Upon clicking on these wall posts, you will be prompted to share the message on your wall supposedly so you can view the Rihanna video. Unfortunately, you won't, you will end up doing surveys and making money for the scammers behind this Facebook scam.

How to Stop the Rihanna Facebook Scam from Spreading

The wall post is spreading like a virus and you must do your part to protect your friends.
1. NEVER reshare the wall post/video. Instead, mark the message as spam. Here's how you do it:



2. Warn your friends to be cautious of these celebrity video scams by sharing this post on your Facebook or twitter.

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Kim Kardashian Exposed

Kim Kardashian's the talk of celebrity news, blogs and tabloids lately after reports surfaced about her plans to divorce NBA player Kris Humphries who she wed in August this year. As expected, scammers hopped on the bandwagon by releasing their own versions of Kim Kardashian scams such as the one below which you may have seen posted by one of your friends in Facebook:

Kim Kardashian exposed!
aodaste.info
Kim Kardashian home made tape leaked!!

Stay away from this link because clicking on it will not lead you to a worthwhile information about Kim Kardashian. This link merely attempts to make you answer surveys or submit your personal information.

What to Do if You See Kim Kardashian Exposed Messages on Facebook

1. Do not repost.
2. Mark the message as spam.

3. Warn your friends about this scam by sharing this post on Facebook.

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How to Stop Sending Chatsend Spam

If you are one of the Facebook users who have downloaded the Chatsend application, you may notice the shady behavior of this application. Numerous Facebook users already complain that after installing chatsend, their account starts to send automated messages and chat to their friends. These messages often contain link that link to a download page of the chatsend application.

... installiert FileSend um Dateien mit Facebook-Chat zu senden. #218956 http://bit.ly/socialfile?5112000

What is Chatsend?

According to the ChatSend website, the application

"creates advanced, innovative technologies to efficiently deliver large files across the Internet. Our innovative clientless peer to peer file sending platform, enable us to vitualy send files without having the cost of heavy infrustructure, thus we provide the service for FREE ".

Their main products are ChatSend Social which supposedly allow users to send files in an integrated way with Social networks, including Facebook, Twitter and Google+; and ChatSend Desktop Manager.

Although Facebook has already blocked the malicious page, users who downloaded the application are still sending the spammy messages and links. To stop sending chatsend spam from your account, you must therefore remove chatsend. The following guide provides information on how to remove chatsend:

Delete Chatsend from Firefox

1.Go to Tools or press Alt + T

2.Click Add-ons



3.Choose Extensions
4.Find Chatsend toolbar
5.Remove

Chrome
1. Click on the settings button [top right corner next to the bookmark icon]
2. select tools from the dropdown menu, then select extensions
3. Look for Chatsend and remove it.

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