Special_talent123 Report post Posted September 15, 2009 hello everyone, i just leaving a off topic here because the people who using facebook and have accept fancheck photos application and have tagged u , people need to untag themselves. there has been a virus and has ruined a few of my friends computer it can hack passwords, accounts etc. so i would like to warn u that if u have that then can you remove yourself from it due to the virus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mossgrove Report post Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) There have been a number of internet rumors/viral emails circulating about whether fancheck is a virus, but it isn't. It is an add-on application to Facebook. What is definiely happening is that people panicking when warned about the fancheck 'virus' and being being lured to dodgy websites that promise to 'fix the fancheck virus' , but these sites end up tricking users into downloading software that does wreck their PC. You may wish to uninstall the application if you have it, but do not google for tools that claim to remove the virus. Running anti-virus software and keeping it up to date is the best option. Simon Edited September 15, 2009 by mossgrove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special_talent123 Report post Posted September 15, 2009 There have been a number of internet rumors/viral emails circulating about whether fancheck is a virus, but it isn't. It is an add-on application to Facebook. What is definiely happening is that people panicking when warned about the fancheck 'virus' and being being lured to dodgy websites that promise to 'fix the fancheck virus' , but these sites end up tricking users into downloading software that does wreck their PC. You may wish to uninstall the application if you have it, but do not google for tools that claim to remove the virus. Running anti-virus software and keeping it up to date is the best option. Simon well it true my friends computer got infected from it and i thought i was getting infected on my pc from it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mossgrove Report post Posted September 15, 2009 well it true my friends computer got infected from it and i thought i was getting infected on my pc from it. More information here: http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/09/14...on-facebook.htm Simon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special_talent123 Report post Posted September 15, 2009 More information here: http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2009/09/14...on-facebook.htm Simon that isnt a proper website it looks dodgy to me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mossgrove Report post Posted September 15, 2009 Fancheck is a popular application. If as you say it was a virus, there would be warnings issued and updates available from all major vendors of anti-virus software, and from facebook themselves. Not a single one of the main anti-virus websites regards it worthy of a mention, there are simply a lot of 'viral' emails and forum postings doing the rounds. If warnings are issued from reputable sites that situation may change, but in the meantime Please do not post unattributable and unsubstantiated warnings about viruses. This may sound rude and harsh but false warnings have been circulating for years about all sorts of viruses and do far more harm than good. Simon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordie Report post Posted September 16, 2009 What I heard is that it was only if you became a "fan" (in the Facebook sense of becoming a fan of a page) of the Fan Check application that you were at risk of getting a virus. This was because they had allegedly sent out a message to all its fans via the Facebook message interface, which contained a virus (or perhaps a link to a virus), much like viruses that are spread via attachments in regular e-mails. I can't verify this personally, as I never became a fan of the application. But I have to say this sounds much more feasible than just getting a virus because of simply using an application, or even just being tagged in a photo by someone else using the application, even when you don't have anything to do with it. James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special_talent123 Report post Posted September 16, 2009 (edited) Fancheck is a popular application. If as you say it was a virus, there would be warnings issued and updates available from all major vendors of anti-virus software, and from facebook themselves. Not a single one of the main anti-virus websites regards it worthy of a mention, there are simply a lot of 'viral' emails and forum postings doing the rounds. If warnings are issued from reputable sites that situation may change, but in the meantime Please do not post unattributable and unsubstantiated warnings about viruses. This may sound rude and harsh but false warnings have been circulating for years about all sorts of viruses and do far more harm than good. Simon I would never post anything if i thought it was false but it was just a warning, not arguing here and was trying to point out a few of my friends got the virus as soon as they accepted the application which mucked there whole computer up.im only telling the truth Edited September 16, 2009 by Special_talent123 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
