New Facebook Koobface Variant Detected by Trend Micro
Security firm Trend Micro has just published details on a new variant of the Koobface worm that spread on Facebook earlier this year, this time more specifically designed to imitate the behavior of Facebook users. It’s a slightly more sophisticated approach than some of the previous attacks we’ve seen. According to the report, the new Koobface component automates the following actions:
- Registering a Facebook account
- Confirming an email address in Gmail to activate the registered Facebook account
- Joining random Facebook groups
- Adding Facebook friends
- Posting messages to Facebook friends’ walls
The messages posted to Facebook walls contain the usual link that goes to fake Facebook or YouTube pages where the worm spreads.
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