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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. What is "Facebook"? by ettlz · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And, seriously, why do we care?