Fake error message acts as bait
Facebookers are faced with a new security threat in the form of a
application which poses as a system error warning. The app seems to be
spreading like butter on toast, Sophos security experts have described
it as sneaky, and here's why.
It displays a message claiming one of your friends has trouble
accessing you profile, saying he or she "has faced some errors when
checking your profile View The Errors Message."
Of course, acting on it just installs malware and your mates start
getting the same messages.
The application has the potential to steal personal information, but
there's no evidence that it's doing so. It is also a threat to
non-Facebook members, as googling for its "Error Check System" will
yield you several links to malware ridden sites.
Sophos is warning Facebook users to be more careful when installing
third party apps. If you were already suckered into installing it, you
can easily remove it using Facebook's Edit tab in the Applications
section.
More
here.