252.im – Here is why you should avoid the check 252.im message on Facebook:
- The website link for www.252.im is spread by Facebook spam
- The site immediately redirects to a Facebook clone site
- The Facebook clone site steals your facebook login and password
- Your Facebook account is used to spam all your friends
- Phishers try to access your regular email account for personal information
There’s a lot of Facebook phishing sites popping up all the time, so be wary!
And that’s the latest news on the malicious website 252.im.
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May 14th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Facebook has responded: “This is a phishing attack. We’re well aware of it and are already blocking links to these new phishing sites from being shared on Facebook. We’re also cleaning up phony messages and Wall posts and resetting the passwords of affected users. We think this is related to the fbaction.net/fbstarter.com campaign of a couple weeks ago.”
May 14th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
I just was just directed to the 252.im through a facebook message, seemingly sent from a friend. Two pop ups appeared with samurai and all text in swedish I believe.
Has my computer now been infected or how can I detect that it has been infected before my personal information is infiltrated?
Merci for any insight you can offer.
May 15th, 2009 at 7:52 am
Go to CNET.com or download.com and grab a free copy of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
The Malwarebytes removal tool will run even on an infected PC and root all all the hidden files.
It’s also good for cleaning out spyware and adware as well.
May 15th, 2009 at 7:55 am
These Facebook phishing sites sometimes provide a clone copy of Facebook or they go through a redirect that takes you to other sites.
Those are usually sites that infect your PC or try to get you to buy an bogus antivirus or anti-spyware program that really hoses your system after stealing all your personal information.
Always a good idea to use a free firewall on your PC as well like Zone Labs Zone Alarm.
May 15th, 2009 at 10:07 am
That was very interesting, thanks for your insight.
May 15th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Well done, great post!