Spammers using Facebook Messenger to Spread Locky Ransomware

One more thing to worry about…

If you came across any Facebook Message with an image file (exactly .SVG file format) send by any of your Facebook friends, just avoid clicking it.

An ongoing Facebook spam campaign is spreading malware downloader among Facebook users by taking advantage of innocent-looking SVG image file to infect computers.

If clicked, the file would eventually infect your PC with the nasty Locky Ransomware, a family of malware that has quickly become one of the favorite tools among criminals due to its infecting capabilities.

Read the article & view the image file being sent (safely)…

Source: Spammers using Facebook Messenger to Spread Locky Ransomware


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