Beware of Facebook. Terrible virus infects computers [VIDEO] – NaszeMiasto.pl

On Facebook, there is a new virus from the family of ransomware, which uses computers to infect a false notice on the site. Be careful if a friend mentions you in a comment

This tells portal wirtualnemedia.pl, citing the service Niebezpiecznik.pl. How the virus works? According to the site – the attacking computer malicious code begins the process of encrypting data on the hard disk to which access can be restored only after the payment of ransom.

Virus type ransmoware in the first stage sends to users of Facebook notifications that have been marked or mentioned in the commentary friend.

Clicking on the notification directs the user to the content, which was allegedly placed in Google Docs. Clicking on the link in Google Docs in turn causes the computer to download malicious software.

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Portal wirtualnemedia.pl also informs that the computer is infected with a new virus performs several different operations. Firstly, tags the victim’s friends on Facebook, and sends them the aforementioned fake notification, dangerous links sells also available through the site communicator.

Second, the more dangerous part of the operation performed by the virus is associated with encryption of data on the hard drive of your computer. After completing this task, you try to open a specific file receives a message that the data has been encrypted, and access to them will be possible again upon payment of the corresponding ransom.

Description of the new virus indicates that the computer is infected it needs some custom user’s movements, which should arouse vigilance. It is nevertheless possible that some people can get caught in the trap.