Facebook: Your friendly Neighborhood Spyware Provider

Fortinet, a network security company, has discovered a malicious Facebook application used to spread spyware to its users.  In a January 2nd advisory called "Facebook Widget Installing Spyware" they go on to show, in great detail, how the "Secret Crush" widget goes on to install the Zango adware/spyware.

My own personal favorite quote from the advisory is this though;

"Keep in mind that, given the odds, people are likely developing Facebook "Platform Applications" for profit rather than just for fun.

Really? Who would have anticipated that opening up a social networking site with millions of users that by nature "trust" each other would prove to be a great way to utilize social engineering to spread malicious content?

Posted by Christian Mohn aka h0bbel