Why would cyber-criminals want to control your Facebook account? At the very least, they could \u201clike\u201d weird things and promote questionable goods and services on your behalf. However, Facebook is well aware of this common criminal scheme and collaborates with us to protect innocent users from account infection.<\/p>\n
Of course, Facebook itself is never the source of malicious software. But one can get infected in many ways. For instance, Facebook is a major target for phishers:\u00a01 in 5 phishing scams target Facebook notifications<\/a>. For this reason, one should be vigilant when receiving\u00a0e-mails from this network\u2013they might be fake. Additionally, there are lots of Trojans targeting Facebook users as well.<\/p>\n But forewarned is forearmed. If you happen to see some \u2018likes\u2019 that you never clicked or statuses that you never posted, or just suspect that your PC or smartphone might be infected with malware, you can scan your device with a good security solution before\u00a0the threat of\u00a0a Facebook account suspension. There is a wide range of free Kaspersky Lab products on\u00a0free.kaspersky.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kaspersky Lab is ready to protect your #Facebook account! #security #malware<\/p>Tweet<\/a><\/blockquote>\n And be sure to have a look at our collection of tips on how to fortify your Facebook account with proper\u00a0privacy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0security<\/a>\u00a0settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why would cyber-criminals want to control your Facebook account? At the very least, they could \u201clike\u201d weird things and promote questionable goods and services on your behalf. 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