Comments on: Chrome & Firefox browser extension that hijacks Facebook profiles found

By: Merlin

Merlin — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:21:00 +0000

In reply to Dan.

I fully agree with you. And like you wrote I don’t install anything without checking it.
I only thought Mr. Khanse might know the extention’s name, so it would be easier for the lesser computergods to avoid the thing.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:59:00 +0000

I think Mr. Khanse has made a good point…sometimes if you’re lucky, with the vast amount of junkware sailing around at the moment, some AV outfit or MS or whoever at least tells you the most important malware file to go searching your HDD for; from my own experience past few months, just because one has found an app/ext via a reputable medium, does NOT mean everyone knows right away what the results of a GMER background scan, for example, may reveal on final end user PCs (anybody can provide a “clean” copy of anything just to get a site to allow their downloads, and even BleepingComputer earlier 2013 had Sality infused into ComboFix). Again, Mr. Khanse’s article shows it’s a good idea to check EVERYTHING one installs, these days.

By: Buck

Buck — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:29:00 +0000

I agree what is the extension so as users know

By: Anand Khanse

Anand Khanse — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:28:00 +0000

In reply to Ahmed z.. The Microsoft post only refers to the extension as "Trojan:JS/Febipos.A".

By: Ahmed z.

Ahmed z. — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:01:00 +0000

Useless info, if you didn’t mention the extension name … !!!!!!

By: Merlin

Merlin — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:23:00 +0000

And what extension is this, so people can avoid it?