Fraud talisman on Facebook


Jakarta - The phishing (online fraud) through the Facebook craze. Internet security vendor Kaspersky Lab reveals that malicious code is spread through social networking sites is 10 times more effective menginfeksi, compared with the distribution of malware via email.

"Phishing indirection can successfully pretend to be something that was initially visible for legal fishing victim. Stay alert and take appropriate preventive action is the key to not enter into their trap," said David Emm, a member of the Research and Analysis of Global Kaspersky Lab.

To overcome these phishing attacks, see tips from Kaspersky powerful, which cited information from the authorized detikINET, Friday (22/5/2009):

1. For sites such as Facebook, create a bookmark to the login page, or typing the URL directly in the browser address bar.
2. Do not click the link in the email message.
3. Only typing confidential data on the website is secure.
4. Check your bank accounts regularly and report anything suspicious to your bank.
5. Search giveaway signs of phishing email: if it is not intended for personal to you, if you are not the only recipient of the email, if there are spelling errors, grammar or bad syntax or stiffness in the use of other languages.
6. Installing security software for the Internet and keep updating anti-virus.
7. Install the security patch.
8. Alert to email and instant messages that are not requested.
9. Be careful when the login request Administrator rights.
10. Back up your data.