Firefox Posted April 12, 2011 ID:415068 Share Posted April 12, 2011 With all the hype about hacking and viruses going around the Internet, its a good idea to enable your Facebook security to a secure connection.While on FB, look at your URL address (the very top box on your screen). If you see "http:" instead of "https:" then you DO NOT have a secure session and can be HACKED. Got to Account (Button on top right corner on Facebook page) Then click on - Account Settings - Down the list to Account Security - and click Change. Check box (secure browsing), click Save. You can also click on the section that states: When a new computer or mobile device logs into this account to notify you by email. This way you will know if someone else logged into your account on a different computer. Once you clicked on Save, you will now be browsing Facebook securely. Facebook has automatically set it on the non-secure setting so its a good idea to change it to secure! Examples:http://www.facebook.com (this one is not secure)https://www.facebook.com (this one is secure) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted April 12, 2011 ID:415071 Share Posted April 12, 2011 You should also opt in to always use https. Can do so under My Account -- Settings-- Account Security Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor55 Posted April 12, 2011 ID:415087 Share Posted April 12, 2011 My friend has been on facebook for 3 years (2008) and has never been hacked with the original facebook settings.I see many other friends clicking on "SEE WHAT THIS GIRL DID ON CAMERA!" Yup, those are the ones who get hacked..In fact, I'm getting a lot of notifications of people tagging me in them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted April 12, 2011 ID:415093 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Thanks for this Been there and done that for at least the last two months or so, whenever I discovered that this was available Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sho-dan Posted April 12, 2011 ID:415115 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I joined Facebook and the other two, but I'm not a FaceSpaceTwit social baby so I deleted my FB account. Up to 14 days to reverse the deletion of said account. Thanks Firefox ps. also deleted the other two accounts.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelenina Posted April 12, 2011 ID:415129 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I've been a member of Facebook for a year or so, but I am not a frequent user of it. Except for VirusTotal where it really does not make a difference, I choose https over http whenever it is available.Maybe I should start using Facebook more frequently and clicking on those suspicious URLS to get more samples. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted April 12, 2011 ID:415141 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Maybe I should start using Facebook more frequently and clicking on those suspicious URLS to get more samples.The problem with that is most of the time your account would get hijacked and send them out. I wouldn't mind collecting them, but for the sake of others it's not worth it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelenina Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415157 Share Posted April 13, 2011 The problem with that is most of the time your account would get hijacked and send them out. I wouldn't mind collecting them, but for the sake of others it's not worth it.That is exactly why I have not been doing this in the first place. Maybe I could make an account with no friends and try it that way so it would not negatively affect others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor55 Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415158 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Unless you had a man on the inside, telling the Malware Hunter the URL I get a lot of virus/spam posts on my fb wall. Oh and those beautiful women wanting me to sign up to hxxp://virus.net, what could possibly go wrong? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelenina Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415160 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I get a lot of virus/spam posts on my fb wall. Oh gimme gimme gimme! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415161 Share Posted April 13, 2011 That is exactly why I have not been doing this in the first place. Maybe I could make an account with no friends and try it that way so it would not negatively affect others.Unless you have 4 leaf clover then you might get one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor55 Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415164 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Oh gimme gimme gimme!They come and go, They're like buses. Unfortunately, right now, there are no buses to virusville. (no relation to FarmVille. ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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