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Facebook Widget Installs Zango Spyware

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hate-when-that-happens dept.

BaCa writes "A malicious Facebook Widget actively spreading on the social networking site ultimately prompts users to install the infamous "Zango" adware/spyware. The tremendous success and lightning fast expansion of Facebook empowered the social networking giant with an impressive user base. Needless to say, in a digital world where web traffic equals money, such a user base attracts spammers, virus/spyware seeders, and other ethic-less online marketers like honey would attract flies."

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  1. "like honey would attract flies" by John+Hasler · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is something else that attracts flies which it more closely resembles...

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    1. Re:"like honey would attract flies" by Yetihehe · · Score: 2, Funny

      Flies are attracted to vinegar

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  2. Obligatory by Weaselmancer · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...such a user base attracts spammers, virus/spyware seeders, and other ethic-less online marketers like honey would attract flies.

    http://xkcd.com/357/

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    rediculous.
  3. Re:Ethic-less? by vaz01 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You must use facebook a lot.

  4. Re:Wouldn't install for me by slyn · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's one of the major problems with Window's. The default security settings of a Microsoft product aren't even what Microsoft recommends.

    It's times like this I'm glad I have a Mac, as I can continue to stalk people that barely know me without risk of getting a virus. =P

  5. Am I the only person left? by Joce640k · · Score: 4, Funny

    Am I the only person left who doesn't know what facebook is?

    From reading the press it seems to be some sort of web site where you upload all your private stuff for other people to see. I've never seen it though.

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    1. Re:Am I the only person left? by kcbanner · · Score: 1, Funny

      ..so the sarcasm truck drove over the guy, he got up to see what hit him and it backed up over him again. It then drove back over him and sped off, and he was left there with a confused look on his face not knowing what hit him.

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    2. Re:Am I the only person left? by Albert+Sandberg · · Score: 2, Funny

      Slow down cowboy! I'm slowly grasping how this blog thing works!

  6. Re:Ethic-less? by Wordsmith · · Score: 3, Funny

    Or a slashdot poster.

  7. Re:Ethic-less? by XnavxeMiyyep · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nope. Unethical is an even BIGGER word!

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  8. Re:Without exception... by jo42 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Graffiti is fun, you get to draw things.
    Pretty things, if you're good. Let me fix that for you:

    Microsoft Paint is fun, you get to draw things.
    Pretty things, if you're good.