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JS/Faceliker

First posted on 10 January 2014.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

There are no other names known for JS/Faceliker.

Explanation :

Threat behavior

Installation

This script runs if you visit a webpage containing it. The webpage might be a hacked legitimate page, or a malicious page set up by a hacker.

Payload

This script 'likes' Facebook content (like a page or a post) without your knowledge or consent. 'Liking' content on Facebook means that your friends in the network see this action, leading them to possibly view the content and also get infected.

This script has been found used by malicious websites to gather a lot of page visits for profit.



Analysis by Steven Zhou

Symptoms

The following could indicate that you have this threat on your PC:

• You 'like' content on Facebook that you don't remember 'liking'

Last update 10 January 2014

 

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