14 DAY TRIAL // Everyone is trying to get as many Facebook credits as they can, but be advised that the only way of obtaining them is by legal means and anything anyone else says will probably turn out to be a method of hacking your computer.
Because it is probably the most widely used social network, it shouldn't surprise anyone that hackers are trying to scam people by using its available offers and features.
Thanks to MalwareCity, we learn about two websites that apparently offer free credit in exchange for a few clicks.
The first is a replica of a Facebook profile which will give you “farmcash” in exchange for the completion of three easy steps. An administrator of the website writes a speech explaining why they can't just hand you over the virtual currency without doing the necessary tasks.
They practically fool users into spreading the word about their scam campaign, which who knows what might bring in the end. A whole range of malicious applications could end up on your computer after “the steps are completed,” as these things tend to happen when you're clicking left and right without knowing exactly what your doing.
Websense blog showed a couple of days ago that even more experienced users can be the victims of phishing campaigns.
The second example shown represents a Facebook credit generator and even though the colors are changed to resemble something risen from the underground world, it still relies on the same “shares” and “likes” each of these scams feed on.
This one even comes with a movie that should prove that the app genuinely works, but as you can imagine, it doesn't really do anything and the more you click the shiny buttons trying to get the credit generator, the more you expose your computer to viruses and other malware.