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<blockquote data-quote="BVLon" data-source="post: 866840"><p>There was a malware decade ago known as koobface -&gt; <a href="https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hk/threat-encyclopedia/malware/KOOBFACE/" target="_blank">KOOBFACE - Threat Encyclopedia - Trend Micro HK</a>. It used to inject modules into the browser and then send messages like those on FB. Sometimes it used Skype as well (there was another threat known as Pykspa specially for that -&gt; <a href="https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hk/threat-encyclopedia/archive/malware/worm_pykse.a" target="_blank">WORM_PYKSE.A - Threat Encyclopedia - Trend Micro HK</a>). This is most probably some clickbaiting, where they just want you to generate a click or download a malicious app. It&#039;s an automated script-based message. It might be that someone got infected and the malware just propagates to everyone in the contact book (I am guessing it&#039;s mobile malware), or they have obtained a list of numbers and they batch send messages. Do not fall victim for these simple attacks. Do not click on anything and block/delete users and messages immediately.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="BVLon, post: 866840"] There was a malware decade ago known as koobface -> [URL='https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hk/threat-encyclopedia/malware/KOOBFACE/']KOOBFACE - Threat Encyclopedia - Trend Micro HK[/URL]. It used to inject modules into the browser and then send messages like those on FB. Sometimes it used Skype as well (there was another threat known as Pykspa specially for that -> [URL='https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hk/threat-encyclopedia/archive/malware/worm_pykse.a']WORM_PYKSE.A - Threat Encyclopedia - Trend Micro HK[/URL]). This is most probably some clickbaiting, where they just want you to generate a click or download a malicious app. It's an automated script-based message. It might be that someone got infected and the malware just propagates to everyone in the contact book (I am guessing it's mobile malware), or they have obtained a list of numbers and they batch send messages. Do not fall victim for these simple attacks. Do not click on anything and block/delete users and messages immediately. [/QUOTE]

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