Apparently a new virus has shown up on Facebook the past couple of days. From what I can figure out, you receive a message saying that someone “commented on a photo of you” or “posted a photo of you.” The following links should get you up to speed on this threat as well as what to look for, how to remove it, and how to avoid spreading it.
From what I can see, this is the way to fix it:
ACCOUNT > PRIVACY SETTINGS > CUSTOMIZE SETTINGS > PHOTOS AND VIDEOS YOU ARE TAGGED IN AND EDIT SETTINGS TO FRIENDS ONLY OR CUSTOMIZE IT TO WHOM YOU WANT.
THEN GO BELOW THAT TO SUGGEST PHOTOS OF ME TO FRIENDS AND DISABLE IT. CHECK THE OTHER SETTINGS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE WHERE YOU WANT THEM.
This link has info on the virus.
http://www.onlinewebmarket.net/?p=429
This link has info on the virus as well as gives evidence that the virus has been around since September of 2010.
http://www.thatsnonsense.com/view.php?id=1002
This link gives you ways remove the threat as well as more info on it.
http://casabona.org/blog/2010/01/18/facebook-photo-virus/
This link says that the whole thing may just be a hoax to get people worked up.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2011/03/22/facebook-rumor-photo-tagging-virus.htm
This link is not about the above mentioned virus but I have seen it on a few friends pages.
They are "collages" of you and your "top Facebook friends."
Some photo tagging applications on Facebook add links to bad sites in "your" photos and your innocent Facebook friends, who are just randomly browsing your pictures, might fall in the trap.
http://www.labnol.org/internet/facebook-photo-tags-problem/11355/
I hope you have found this information useful. By the way, I just tagged you in a photo on Facebook. :-)
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
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