Tag Archives: Facebook
Be aware of fake Facebook extensions
We have received from our partners in the AV industry reports about malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles. According to Microsoft, this threat was first discovered in Brazil but because of the social engineering techniques it uses, it … Continue reading
Microsoft, Apple, Facebook victims of Java exploits
We wrote several times that when Oracle fixed quickly the security holes in Java, it did not have enough time to address the source of the problem. This can be now seen more clear after big names in the IT … Continue reading
Old Facebook likejacking scam in use again: “[SHOCKING] At 14, she did that in the public school”
We wrote last year a couple of times about Facebook likejacking scams. A likejacking scam is an attempt to lure Facebook users to click on a post in order to see something very interesting. For example, “Dad walks in on Daughter… … Continue reading
How to enable two-factor authentication for Facebook
Facebook has introduced some time ago two-factor authentication for Login. This means that if someone or something tries to login using your account, there will be two steps needed: authentication using username and password (something that you know) and a … Continue reading
Why everybody should use two-factor authentication
The most obvious answer to this question is: because it makes your accounts more secure and it gives you the peace of mind you need. What is two-factor or two-step authentication? According to Wikipedia, two-factor authentication (TFA, T-FA or 2FA) is … Continue reading
Avira is now in the Facebook AV Marketplace
Facebook launched six month ago the AV Marketplace and according to the company, they had over 30 million views. Since Tuesday, 16.10.2012, Avira is also present there with two solutions: For PC – Avira Free Antivirus and for Mac, Avira Free Mac Security. … Continue reading
Facebook myths and fakes
There is not a single week when we don’t see a new Facebook scam. We name scam everything that tries to fool the user to do something which he usually wouldn’t do or shouldn’t do: click on something – called … Continue reading
Monitor your children on social media websites
Social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Formspring, MySpace and others have gained millions of users in the last years. Persons from 9 to 90 years old are registered, post content in form of text, photos and video. Even if you … Continue reading
Some ways to stay in touch with Avira
There are many ways to stay in touch with us: Read the Techblog: http://techblog.avira.com. Subscribe to the RSS Feed of the Techblog in your favorite news reader. Like us on Facebook – we regularly have actions which might … Continue reading
More Facebook scams
There are at least 3 other scams which currently spread very fast on Facebook, very similar to the one which we already analyzed. The first scam is reporting that Chuck Norris has died at 71 years, the second one is … Continue reading