Facebook Token Hijacker

Posted: February 8, 2013

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Ranking:	4,192
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	1,817

First Seen:	February 8, 2013
Last Seen:	October 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Facebook Token Hijacker is one of the newest malware-delivery systems to exploit the social engineering strategies to the detriment of casual PC users. By displaying fake UGG boot give-aways, the Facebook Token Hijacker encourages victims to click its links, which request permission to access your Facebook account. Once the Facebook Token Hijacker has access to your account, the Facebook Token Hijacker will post malware-distributing links to your friends and invite your friends to click on them, thus, spreading new infections to other PCs. Like many social engineer-based scams, the Facebook Token Hijacker can be countered by educating oneself about the danger of a Facebook Token Hijacker's links. In case you or one of your friends or relatives has fallen prey to the Facebook Token Hijacker, you should deny account access to the Facebook Token Hijacker immediately and if appropriate, use anti-malware programs to disinfect your computer.

The Facebook Token Hijacker: Turning 'Greed is Good' into a Malware Mantra

The Facebook Token Hijacker's foremost means of protection and distribution is a simple ruse: the claim that the Facebook Token Hijacker is offering you free UGG-brand boots on Facebook. Clicking the Facebook Token Hijacker's advertisement (which is likely to be posted by another Facebook Token Hijacker-compromised Facebook account) will result in the Facebook Token Hijacker requesting permission to access your account. Since, as SpywareRemove.com malware experts note, this is common behavior for minor Facebook apps, many Facebook users will not be suspicious and will happily agree to allow the Facebook Token Hijacker to have token access.

However, once the Facebook Token Hijacker has access to your account, it doesn't show any signs of coughing up the proffered boots. Instead, the Facebook Token Hijacker makes posts to your Facebook Wall and invites your Facebook friends to an Event. Both of these functions just are different ways of the Facebook Token Hijacker distributing malware – potentially including itself.

Getting Your Virtual Face Looking the Way You Want It (Without a Facebook Token Hijacker)

The Facebook Token Hijacker is noteworthy for including several code-obfuscating tactics that could prevent some PC security programs from identifying the Facebook Token Hijacker. However, Facebook Token Hijacker is unable to distribute itself or its attacks without the PC user's consent. Naturally, a high level of skepticism should be used around any unusual Facebook links that claim to award free goods like the Facebook Token Hijacker claims to offer.

Malicious Facebook applications like the Facebook Token Hijacker should be disabled as soon as they're recognized. Since the Facebook Token Hijacker doesn't install components onto your PC, it shouldn't be necessary to remove the Facebook Token Hijacker through any other means. However, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers strongly recommend that you use anti-malware applications to delete malware that's installed by links from the Facebook Token Hijacker.

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The following URL's were detected:

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