Comments on: Rogue Facebook app “Like” pushing Zwinky & MyWebSearch

By: We Love Crowds » Does Facebook Need Its Own Anti-Malware Service?

We Love Crowds » Does Facebook Need Its Own Anti-Malware Service? — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:56:04 +0000

[...] scam (a rogue app with 25 variations, claiming it could tell you who visited your profile), the rogue "Like" app (which borrows the infamous "like" icon) and many others. Other unpatched attack vectors, pop up [...]

By: Does Facebook Need Its Own Anti-Malware Service? | Technology and Web 2.0

Does Facebook Need Its Own Anti-Malware Service? | Technology and Web 2.0 — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:24:48 +0000

[...] scam (a rogue app with 25 variations, claiming it could tell you who visited your profile), the rogue “Like” app (which borrows the infamous “like” icon) and many others. Other unpatched attack [...]

By: Rogue Facebook app “Like” pushing Zwinky & MyWebSearch | Business Computing World

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:16:27 +0000

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By: Privacy and Social Media – Part III: Facebook

Privacy and Social Media – Part III: Facebook — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:37:09 +0000

[...] Defcon 17 in 2009. You should also always be on guard for things that look “official”, but are not (Countermeasures [...]

By: Myles

Myles — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:03:14 +0000

There was a system in face that they had that users could protect themselves with. You USED to be able to opt out of the Facebook API, and I’d be as bold as to state that since this stopped being an option, it appears an upsurge of these malicious apps has come of it.