Malware

Cyber security experts are warning Facebook users to be careful opening Facebook emails letting you know of a new notification.

The newest malware going around sends an email to Facebook users notifying them of a new Facebook photo, or that they have been tagged by someone else in a photo.

Users who click on the notification are briefly redirected to an iFrame script that opens users computers to hackers, then quickly send them to an actual Facebook profile. Most users are unaware they have even been infected because the event happens so quickly.

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF

A new tool has been released a tool for Mac users to remove the "Flashback" virus that has been attacking MacBook users.

According to Apple, the tool removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware, and once installed, if the virus is found, it will open a dialog box informing the user the malware was removed.

Apple says that in some cases, the Flashback malware removal tool may need to restart your computer and says this update is recommended for all OS X Lion users without Java installed.

A new security hole has been discovered on many Android OS smartphones and was detailed in a white paper by NC State University researchers.

The problem is not the OS directly, but the "bloatware" (unnecessary but irremovable software that manufacturers put on their phones) is the actual vulnerability the report outlined. Specifically, it's pre-loaded applications that various manufacturers put in, like text-message notifiers, create a “backdoor” to the phone that third parties have exploited.