Comments on: Facebook viruses: how to simply protect your self http://www.noparentleftbehind.net/2009/07/facebook-viruses-how-to-simply-protect-your-self/ Simple Teen Tech Advice for Parents Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:34:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.noparentleftbehind.net/2009/07/facebook-viruses-how-to-simply-protect-your-self/comment-page-1/#comment-67 admin Sat, 23 May 2009 04:02:45 +0000 http://www.noparentleftbehind.net/?p=504#comment-67 Anadin, It really depends what virus you got on Facebook. The easiest way to find out which one you have is to copy the subject line of the Facebook message that you clicked on and search for it on Google or some other search engine. If it's "koobface" then run a virus scan. Also change your password. Look at our computer security post too. It has our current favorite, and free, anti-virus/malware/adware/etc. tools do use too. Bit Defender online scanner is always a good start. Yahoo answers also has an ok list of how to control it but it's a bit over the top http://tiny.cc/fZi65 Good luck. Anadin,

It really depends what virus you got on Facebook. The easiest way to find out which one you have is to copy the subject line of the Facebook message that you clicked on and search for it on Google or some other search engine. If it’s “koobface” then run a virus scan.

Also change your password.

Look at our computer security post too. It has our current favorite, and free, anti-virus/malware/adware/etc. tools do use too. Bit Defender online scanner is always a good start.

Yahoo answers also has an ok list of how to control it but it’s a bit over the top http://tiny.cc/fZi65

Good luck.

]]> By: anadin http://www.noparentleftbehind.net/2009/07/facebook-viruses-how-to-simply-protect-your-self/comment-page-1/#comment-66 anadin Fri, 22 May 2009 16:52:39 +0000 http://www.noparentleftbehind.net/?p=504#comment-66 what happens if i accidentally clicked on the viral link from a friend on facebook, how do i get rid of it then? thanks anadin what happens if i accidentally clicked on the viral link from a friend on facebook, how do i get rid of it then?

thanks
anadin

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