A new malware attack is spreading via Facebook’s news feed. A number of Twitter users are reporting this virus.
The attack will show up on your news feed starting with the phrase “try not to laugh xD,” followed by this link (do NOT click go to this link): “http://www.fbhole.com/omg/allow.php?s=a&r=72306″
The attack, which appears to repost your message without your permission uses an old trick, often seen with fake anti spyware/anti virus messages. Once you click the link it will pop up the windows message and grey out the Facebook page. If you click ANYWHERE (not just the OK button), you will repost the link because your click will land on a moving iframe with very low opacity. By clicking on it you are actually clicking the “publish” button on Facebook. The best thing to do in this situation is to close your browser without clicking on the page. If you cannot do that then restart your computer.
We checked the root page of the site (www.fbhole.com) and it only contains the phrase “My Facebook” and a link to a non existent profile.
We have seen similar attacks before and have also written a blog previously about avoiding malware on social networks. If you have seen this or other similar attacks recently, please let us know in the comments so others may be aware.
Tags: don't laugh, facebook, malware, twitter, virus