Malicious software is spreading rapidly on Facebook Messenger

Malicious software is spreading rapidly on Facebook Messenger


Spread in recent days malicious software serious between the application chat users and Instant Messaging "Facebook Messenger", according to security experts, it comes by software known in this area, one of the category of "Ransom-ware" or "ransom program" and bearing the name "Locky".


Malware Locky that have been monitored by a number of security experts as "Bart Blaze" is installed via electronic concerted attack by sending image format .SVG by one of the accounts on the list ofuser 's friends, and immediately pressed the user is converted to a page similar to YouTube if he leafed through from Google 's Chrome browser, then the user is asked to install an extension for video playback and here lies the problem. 

after the user acceptance is this addendum immediate entry to these user 's computer and open thedoor to download other malicious software as it can access and modify a record Browse websites, it also sends this pernicious file to all users who are the user who injured his computer.

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