Koobface

Koobface
Alias
TypeComputer worm
SubtypeMalware
OriginRussia

Koobface is a network worm that attacks Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms.[1][2][3] This worm originally targeted users of networking websites such as Facebook, Skype, Yahoo Messenger, and email websites such as GMail, Yahoo Mail, and AOL Mail. It also targets other networking websites, such as MySpace, Twitter,[4] and it can infect other devices on the same local network.[5] Technical support scammers also fraudulently claim to their intended victims that they have a Koobface infection on their computer by using fake popups and using built-in Windows programs.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Lucian Constantin (28 October 2010). "New Koobface Variant Infects Linux Systems". softpedia. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ Lucian Constantin (30 October 2010). "Linux Java-Based Trojan Might Have Been an Accident". softpedia. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ^ "More Information About the Koobface Trojan Horse for Mac". The Mac Security Blog. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  4. ^ "US-CERT Malicious Code Targeting Social Networking Site Users, added March 4, 2009, at 11:53 am". Archived from the original on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Twitter Status - Koobface malware attack". twitter.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  6. ^ Marks, Ellen (7 June 2015). "Fake tech support warning targets Apple users". Albuquerque Journal.
  7. ^ Ricca, Aaron (6 April 2016). "Warnings are out there, but people keep falling for scams". The Kingman Daily Miner. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.
  8. ^ Jensen, Dreama (26 February 2016). "Woman almost falls for computer scam". South Bend Tribune.