Facebook Fan Check Is Bad Mojo

Looks like Windows users need to beware of trending topics! According to this recent piece, it seems that Facebook’s brand is being dragged through the mud again. But this time it has nothing to really do with Facebook, rather malicious types that want to exploit code with those using a specific query - Facebook Fan Check Virus.

So what the heck is fan check in the first place? Apparently in addition to being a trending Google topic, it’s also a Facebook app. So where does this virus aspect come in? Seems that some folks have concerns as to whether it is a malicious piece of software or not.

Lesson to be learned here: non-tech types are going to be fooled left and right by the above linked exploit. I see this as a serious issue and proof positive that once again, non-geeks are not safe running Windows without it being seriously locked down. Too much code out there targeting non-geeks using Windows.