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The sophistication of Koobface is such that it is capable of registering a Facebook account, activating the account by confirming an email sent to a Gmail address, befriending random strangers on the site, joining random Facebook groups, and posting messages on the walls of Facebook friends (often claiming to link to sexy videos laced with malware).
Facebook viewed as riskiest social network by companies 2010
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A virus called Koobface is spreading through Facebook and MySpace.
Pocket-lint.com 2009
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A virus called Koobface is spreading through Facebook and MySpace.
Pocket-lint.com 2009
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Dec 05, 2008 | not rated yet | no comments yet A new variant of a virus known as Koobface is making the rounds on the Facebook social network, a security software firm warned this week.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Dec 05, 2008 | not rated yet | no comments yet A new variant of a virus known as Koobface is making the rounds on the Facebook social network, a security software firm warned this week.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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One member of the group, which is popularly known as the Koobface gang, has regularly broadcast the coordinates of its offices by checking in on Foursquare, a location-based social network, and posting the news to Twitter.
NYT > Home Page By RIVA RICHMOND 2012
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One member of the group, popularly known as the Koobface gang, has regularly broadcasted the coordinates of its offices by checking in on Foursquare, a location-based social network, and posting the news to Twitter.
NYT > Global Home By RIVA RICHMOND 2012
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While not the largest such network of hijacked machines or "botnet", the so-called Koobface worm is notable for its targeting of social networks.
BBC News - Home 2012
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One marauding program called Koobface masquerades on Facebook as e-mail from friends, directing a user to an outside site.
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Argast called the Koobface worm a mix of something old and something new.
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