Urgent: Help needed - Facebook Trojan

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My wife has just called me to say a message from her has been sent to all of her facebook friends, saying to click on a link for weight loss stuff. She didn't do this, and we're now worried what has caused this.

She's sent a message to all her friends saying to ignore the message.

I know nothing about facebook, don't do social networky stuff, and would appreciate some advice. I have MSE installed as security, and that hasn't picked anything up. Can anyone point me in the direction of some suitable software for scanning my PC for this - assuming this is not just an online thing?

I've had a google, but found nothing terribly helpful.

Thanks in advance!
 
KPeh said:
A rogue app?

Check list of facebook apps and remove rubbish...
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Don't really know about facebook apps, she just uses in through a browser.

I'm running Malwarebytes full scan now (via Logmein - life saver!).

The weird thing is, the message is as follows:

*Lose weight, remove toxins, FREE trial, heres how! o=HtTp://lITeURL.cOm/?34957
8 hours ago via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike

We were in bed 8 hours ago, and the PC was off. We don't use facebook via mobiles either!

Malwarebytes has found 14 objects so far (thanks, MSE)... a good time to install Win7 maybe!
 
It's probably nothing to do with a computer virus - check if you want, but I doubt it's the cause. The solution (aside from removing all those stupid privacy-destroying profile apps that everybody seems to install nowadays) is probably as simple as CHANGING HER FACEBOOK PASSWORD.

Edit: the following quote from your post should be MORE than enough evidence to rule out anything malicious on your local machine:

We were in bed 8 hours ago, and the PC was off. We don't use facebook via mobiles either!
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Credo said:
Don't really know about facebook apps, she just uses in through a browser.
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Farmville, graffiti, Where you've been in the world, My Best Friends. All these sorts of things are facebook apps.

Quite possibly one is sending out the message.

Look on facebook under settings --> application settings. Remove all unnecessary.
 
KPeh said:
Farmville, graffiti, Where you've been in the world, My Best Friends. All these sorts of things are facebook apps.
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Where have I been? Not touching Facebook with a barge pole, that's where! Can't be arsed with social networking, rather have a pint and a curry for the social bit, and I sit in front of a screen all day at work emailing and using our chat system (as well as actually doing my job). Not an anti-facebook rant, each to their own!
 
Credo said:
Where have I been? Not touching Facebook with a barge pole, that's where! Can't be arsed with social networking, rather have a pint and a curry for the social bit, and I sit in front of a screen all day at work emailing and using our chat system (as well as actually doing my job). Not an anti-facebook rant, each to their own!
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I think that may be an app name. Don't worry, we know you're cool.
 
Oh the irony have having a vendetta against facebook and near on 1000 forum posts on a random internet message board. I love people who refuse to get facebook, its as retarded as insisting on not getting a phone, or an internet connection. It does nothing but shoot yourself in the foot.

Still though, generally speaking in my experience, the sort of people that claim to be against Facebook are the same people that nobody would bother speaking to anyway.

And to help you - That will be some random facebook app your wife has installed. Uninstall that. In the off chance its not that, a password change will fix it. I can almost guarantee you it wont be anything on the local machine.
 
MotherMayI said:
I love people who refuse to get facebook, its as retarded as insisting on not getting a phone, or an internet connection. It does nothing but shoot yourself in the foot.

Still though, generally speaking in my experience, the sort of people that claim to be against Facebook are the same people that nobody would bother speaking to anyway.
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Priceless. You really are a complete tard.
 
reflux said:
Priceless. You really are a complete tard.
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Thanks reflux, I couldn't have said it better.

MotherMayI: I'll leave this here. In "near on 1000 forum posts on a random internet message board" I've not got into one slanging match, and I'm not starting here. Ridiculous.

Your last paragraph was helpful BTW - thanks.
 
MotherMayI said:
How is that priceless? I genuinely believe that to be the case. Why shoot yourself in the foot by not allowing yourself to use such a common, free and easy, form of communication?
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Probably the main issue is privacy - both from Facebook themselves with the way they handle your data and from other people checking up on you/causing issues with employers. I can easily see why people wouldn't want a Facebook account, particularly if they have survived thus far without one.
 
Apps? It says that the message was posted via mobile web. Obviously someone has access to her account - change the password.
 
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