Fake Tumblr ‘Unlimited Posts Extension’

The Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' is a spyware program that, rather handily, may use social engineering tactics to convince its victims to log out and then back into Tumblr, thus, giving the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' an easy pass for stealing their login credentials. Because the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' claims to have advantageous features for Tumblr users and uses the name of a legitimate Tumblr utility, casual members of Tumblr very easily could give up their personal information without realizing that anything's gone amiss. Identifying the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' and removing the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' with anti-malware solutions is heavily advised by malware researchers, who hope to limit this newly-introduced spyware's distribution.

What Happens When the Desire to Gab Goes Bad

Tumblr limits its users to two hundred and fifty posts per day, a limit that some people aren't particularly happy to endure. The Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' seemingly comes to the rescue, being promoted as a utility that lets you bypass Tumblr's posting restrictions. Since the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' initially is named Archive Poster, after a legitimate (and completely unrelated) Tumblr post-managing program, it's easy to make the misstep of trusting the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension.'

Unfortunately, malware researchers and other industry experts have verified that the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' actually is a spyware program using a highly-specialized disguise to target Tumblr users. Any users who follow its instructions of logging out of Tumblr, launching the executable file and then logging into Tumbler anew may find that their passwords and account names have been stolen by the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension'. There are no symptoms while this attack is taking place, and the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension', conveniently, sweeps over the fact that its 'feature' doesn't work by claiming that cookies or other stored browser-related data may interfere with its functions.

Extending Your Online Security Against the Incursions of Tumblr Spyware

The Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' may have a fairly creative way of distributing and hiding itself, but the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' still is spyware, and, like all spyware, should be removed with all due haste. Malware researchers would recommend that you ignore the attempts of a Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' to pass itself off as a benevolent program and use anti-malware programs to delete the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension,' if you have installed the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension'. Post disinfection, you also should change your Tumblr password; the deletion of the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' won't affect the transfer of any information that was stolen, as per the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension''s misleading instructions.

File names aren't always what they seem to be, and the Fake Tumblr 'Unlimited Posts Extension' is an excellent example of how threat authors try to confuse their victims. If you're interested in downloading utilities to enhance your Tumblr experience, malware researchers would suggest sticking to safe download sources. It also should be noted that using tools to attempt to bypass the inherent restrictions in the Tumblr service is in general, a less than safe idea.