Facebook announced Tuesday that it has been using a new security tool to help detect and remove malicious software to users of the world's largest social network.
Facebook said it was working with Kaspersky Lab, the strengthening of a program implemented with other security companies online, including ESET, F-Secure and Trend Micro.
"Through collaboration with these companies in the past three months have helped clear more than two million computers of people who detect were infected with malware when connected to Facebook" said Trevor Pottinger, a safety engineer Facebook .
"In this case, a cleaning tool that runs in the background while you continue to use Facebook, and you get a notification when the analysis is to show what it has found."
Pottinger said the program uses "a combination of signals to help find infections and get the malware out of your computer for good, even if the malware is not actively spreading spam or malicious links."
Kate Kochetkova Kaspersky Lab said in a separate blog that Facebook users are often targeted in online fraud schemes as "phishing" are fake email messages designed for the recipients to download malware.
"Facebook is an important target for phishers: one in five goals phishing scams Facebook notifications So be careful when receiving emails that appear to be from Facebook:.. As may be false There are a lot of Trojans targeting Facebook users as well, "he said.
Scammers may also use Facebook, Kochetkova said, "to" as "rare and promote goods and services on their behalf questionable things."
Facebook said it was working with Kaspersky Lab, the strengthening of a program implemented with other security companies online, including ESET, F-Secure and Trend Micro.
"Through collaboration with these companies in the past three months have helped clear more than two million computers of people who detect were infected with malware when connected to Facebook" said Trevor Pottinger, a safety engineer Facebook .
"In this case, a cleaning tool that runs in the background while you continue to use Facebook, and you get a notification when the analysis is to show what it has found."
Pottinger said the program uses "a combination of signals to help find infections and get the malware out of your computer for good, even if the malware is not actively spreading spam or malicious links."
Kate Kochetkova Kaspersky Lab said in a separate blog that Facebook users are often targeted in online fraud schemes as "phishing" are fake email messages designed for the recipients to download malware.
"Facebook is an important target for phishers: one in five goals phishing scams Facebook notifications So be careful when receiving emails that appear to be from Facebook:.. As may be false There are a lot of Trojans targeting Facebook users as well, "he said.
Scammers may also use Facebook, Kochetkova said, "to" as "rare and promote goods and services on their behalf questionable things."
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