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The malware headache began for Robyn when she saw a MySpace bulletin from a friend inviting her to view new photos. She knew the friend in real life, so she went ahead and clicked the link. The site looked like a photo sharing site, but one she had never heard of. Then her computer practically froze. A few days later, her MySpace friends received photo viewing invites that seemed to come from her."It definitely wigged me out," says Robyn, who asked that her last name not be used. She hasn't touched that computer since.
Like pickpockets at a festival, money-minded malware authors are drawn by the huge crowds visiting social networking sites. In an August report, Internet security firm ScanSafe states that, on average, one in every 600 pages on the sites hosts some form of malware. The report says Facebook tended to be more secure given its previous member restriction to those with educational e-mail addresses, but the site has since opened its doors to everyone. Hackers Crash the Social Networking Party - Yahoo! News
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