Looks like they're at it again. Have a Facebook in-box message titled something like "You look funny in this video"? Don't open it, it may be one of the last links your poor notebook will click.
According to C-Net.com, the virus initially manifests itself within a link, luring the reader to believe that someone has posted some "compromising material" onto the internet about them. The reader clicks the link and is taken to what seems to a be a legitimate viral video site. The user is then asked before starting the video to update their flash player plugin. The file that the user downloads, however (aptly named "flash_player.exe"), is a piece of nasty spyware/malware. Once it installs, Koobface listens in on all HTTP traffic and all outgoing and incoming TCP traffic on port 9090, and redirects all searches to other less-favorable search engines.
The virus is also reported to have bot-like coding, so the virus may install other goodies later on.
Great stuff. What will they think of next?
Source: C-Net
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