"WARNING" Kaspersky warns of malicious software spreading through Facebook Messenger ...

                         

Social networking sites and chat and IM applications are one of the best channels for hackers to deploy their malware to spread and infect a large number of users, and users are currently facing malicious software targeting them through these channels.

The famous Russian security company Kaspersky Lab warned users in a report of malicious software with advertising goals spread over the past few days and is taken from the social networking site Facebook and the exact application of the Messenger and instant messaging Facebook Messenger way to spread.

            

Kaspersky pointed out to malicious software targeting users on all platforms whether it is Windows, Mac or even Linux, and how it spread Russian security company that this is by sending a message on Facebook Messenger user of the victim includes his name in addition to the word video followed by expression and link Bit.ly.

If the user clicks on the link, believing that a message contains a video from their friends on their own account, it is converted to a page that shows a video-like interface, but when the user is redirected back to a site at the expense of the operating system being used, Windows users are converted to a similar page YouTube users are asked to download a malicious add-on from Google's online store to watch the video. Linux and Mac users are required to download a fake Flash Player update to watch the video. In either case, it is malicious software designed to advertise Adware that generates hackers.