Often Reset Facebook Password Can be Dangerous?

Forgot Your Password in Facebook is very useful for user that forgot their password. With this feature, user can reset their password and log in again in their Facebook account. But, often reset Facebook password can be dangerous. What causes it? Let’s see the full post for more details. :p

Apparently the problem is Facebook password reset feature has been exploited by Oficla viruses by sending an email containing attachments Zip format 48KB size for reset your Facebook Password. So, you have to be careful because it could be you have been subjected to virus attacks such Oficla.

This virus has the ability to update itself every detected by antivirus. And each time it will download a new virus to infect on the site have been prepared. Bredolab or Pendex, Koobface, some viruses that attack Facebook in 2009, and new viruses are now born again, similar W32/Oficla.FA Bredolab or Pendex.

As a result of the virus :
File attachment that are included contains Oficla viruses that has been compressed to zip, which contains a virus file size 48 kb and has a similar document icon. If you run that file, the virus will create a master file that is:

• C:\Documents and Settings\klasnich\reader_s.exe
• C:\Documents and Settings\klasnich\Local Settings\Application Data\ave.exe
• C:\WINDOWS\system32\reader_s.exe

Symptoms and effects on Windows systems:

• Scareware Fake Antivirus / Antispyware
• Turning off Windows firewall and Security Center and replace it with fake Firewall and fake Security Center
• Connecting to the server, updates and downloads a trojan / spyware
• Perform spam to a particular e-mail address

Effect that caused by the virus::
If you receive a virus, not just a scam (email lie) that you receive, but the email contains a virus that will install malicious programs with content that is engineered in such a way that is very reassuring.

The impact of this virus is very cumbersome. “Not just your Facebook password that can be lost, but by running this virus, you’ve given access to all the credentials (username and password) on your computer. Credit card data and other financial data that were or would you use for online transactions, will be owned by the virus creator.

How to anticipate Facebook viruses :
One of best ways to avoid this virus is beware of incoming email into your inbox, recognize that email in advance whether there are still natural or suspicious. If there is a file attachment from an email address / person is not known, should not be downloaded, delete it immediately. If you’ve already clicked on an email attachment from the ‘Facebook’ is, one way to clean the virus can use Norman Antivirus or another. And of course do not forget to update your antivirus software.