Miley Cyrus Facebook Virus. The message the scam posts to the victim’s wall reads “SICK! I lost all respect for Miley Cyrus when I saw this photo” When you add the application, it asks for access your personal data, send you emails, post status messages and pictures to your wall. It then leads you to aCPALead survey, which earns the scammers money every time one of their questionnaires is answered. To delete rogue applications, go to Account/ Privacy Settings/ Applications and Websites and delete. You may also want to delete any applications you aren’t regularly using, for good measure. A similar scheme has been used with other celebrities such as Justin Beiber and Emma Watson.
This FbVideo page is designed to look like a YouTube channel. If you click anywhere on the screen your Facebook account will be "click-jacked," and you will be spreading the spam message via your Facebook news feed. Clicking to play the video will also take you to the following screen:
The scammers have gotten lazy on this one. Usually there will be a Facebook application to install, or a request to "like" and "share" the page. This one goes straight for the end game right out of the gate. We didn't test the games or downloads out, but some users are reporting malware infestation after falling for this scam.
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Miley Cyrus Facebook Virus
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