Comments on: Facebook / Twitter / Myspace Hacking: How To Keep It From Happening To You http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2009/12/18/facebook-twitter-myspace-hacking-how-to-keep-it-from-happening-to-you/ Smackdown! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:20:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: What’s A Faster Way To Get A Virus Than Browsing Porn? That’s Right: The New Facebook | Smackdown! http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2009/12/18/facebook-twitter-myspace-hacking-how-to-keep-it-from-happening-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-56493 What’s A Faster Way To Get A Virus Than Browsing Porn? That’s Right: The New Facebook | Smackdown! Wed, 04 May 2011 17:23:29 +0000 http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/?p=398#comment-56493 [...] is why a couple of years ago I wrote a post on how to prevent getting hacked on Facebook (as well as on Twitter or Myspace). I happen to have quite a few friends and family who are not [...]

[...] is why a couple of years ago I wrote a post on how to prevent getting hacked on Facebook (as well as on Twitter or Myspace). I happen to have quite a few friends and family who are not [...]

]]> By: Vincent http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2009/12/18/facebook-twitter-myspace-hacking-how-to-keep-it-from-happening-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-32435 Vincent Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:10:26 +0000 http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/?p=398#comment-32435 Even worse, please do not even click on the link at all, as doing so can still download a trojan to your PC. I host other peoples websites, and unfortunately see this happen on a regular basis. The fake login pages include a method to automatically download a very small hence quick exe program that will turn your PC into a bot for spammers, and sometimes a keylogger to steal all your passwords. Just delete these emails immediately. If you hover over the links in their email, it will give you a clue that it's not the original website and therefore a phishing site. Even worse, please do not even click on the link at all, as doing so can still download a trojan to your PC.

I host other peoples websites, and unfortunately see this happen on a regular basis.
The fake login pages include a method to automatically download a very small hence quick exe program that will turn your PC into a bot for spammers, and sometimes a keylogger to steal all your passwords.

Just delete these emails immediately.
If you hover over the links in their email, it will give you a clue that it’s not the original website and therefore a phishing site.

]]> By: maggie vandemar http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2009/12/18/facebook-twitter-myspace-hacking-how-to-keep-it-from-happening-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-31670 maggie vandemar Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:56:16 +0000 http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/?p=398#comment-31670 Appreciate the info tried to subscribe to your feed, but need help with that please thanks Appreciate the info
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]]> By: Michael VanDeMar http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2009/12/18/facebook-twitter-myspace-hacking-how-to-keep-it-from-happening-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-31639 Michael VanDeMar Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:03:09 +0000 http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/?p=398#comment-31639 @Seattle SEO, it's not being a bummer, but you need to understand that 99+% of the people on those sites are not marketers or seo's, and are not there for promotion. This post wasn't written specifically to the marketing community, it was written for anyone having a social media account. @Seattle SEO, it’s not being a bummer, but you need to understand that 99+% of the people on those sites are not marketers or seo’s, and are not there for promotion. This post wasn’t written specifically to the marketing community, it was written for anyone having a social media account.

]]> By: Seattle SEO http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2009/12/18/facebook-twitter-myspace-hacking-how-to-keep-it-from-happening-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-31626 Seattle SEO Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:43:08 +0000 http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/?p=398#comment-31626 Not to be a bummer, but the best way to avoid Facebook, Twitter, Myspace hacking is to simply not to use the sites. For most sites there are far better ways of networking and promotion. Than playing around on these social media sites. Not to be a bummer, but the best way to avoid Facebook, Twitter, Myspace hacking is to simply not to use the sites. For most sites there are far better ways of networking and promotion. Than playing around on these social media sites.

]]> By: Andrea Cannavina http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2009/12/18/facebook-twitter-myspace-hacking-how-to-keep-it-from-happening-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-31489 Andrea Cannavina Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:09:25 +0000 http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/?p=398#comment-31489 I want to thank you for writing this. Excellent reference and resource. I'm going right now to follow you on twitter. I want to thank you for writing this. Excellent reference and resource. I’m going right now to follow you on twitter.

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