Porn malware embarrasses Facebook users
By Ko Dong-hwan
Facebook is trying to cut malware that has been linking users to a porn website.
The malware, concealed under the website’s Newsfeed, invites the user to click. Once the user does this, a window appears saying the user needs to install a new version of Flash Player, a video-playing program. When the user clicks the “update” button, the malware begins to install instead of the Flash update.
During installation a message appears saying the user has been tagged to a porn website ― and the visitors’ friends are told this.
The malware infected nearly 110,000 Facebook users in two days, Huffington Post Korea said Wednesday.
Facebook says it will introduce tougher security.