Facebook Virus Mining Bitcoin

A Facebook virus that mines Bitcoin has been discovered in Norway and is spreading rapidly across the globe.

Experts call it a Norwegian phenomenon. The Facebook Virus is taking form as a Facebook direct message.

If you have received a direct message on Facebook that looks like the image above then do not download or open it.

Senior adviser Vidar Sandland from the Norwegian Center For Information Security (Norsis) warns Facebook users about the new virus.

The virus was observed for the first time in Norway a week ago according to Norsis, and is spreading fast through the message system on Facebook.

Sandland says to VG:

The computer gets infected as soon as you download the image and open the attachment. Your computer gets slower.

The Facebook virus infects your computer and starts mining for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The mined cryptocurrencies are sent back to the perpetrators without the users know it.

How do you know if you are affected?

Your computer will make more noise and create more heat than it has done before because of the heavy calculations it’s doing by mining bitcoins.

How to get rid of the Facebook Virus?

In order to remove the mining virus you can do the following described by secarmour:

regsvr32 \u path-to-dll-file

delete alternate data stream using alternate data stream viewer

You should also update your anti virus program, and if you do not have one, get one.

The virus was first discovered by the Norwegian telecom giant Telenor.

source: http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/news/breaking-facebook-virus-mining-bitcoin-discovered-norway/2014/05/14

Facebook Virus Mining Bitcoin