How To Remove KoobfaceKoobface virus is the new virus that has attacked one of the leading social networking website,"Facebook". A similar thing had been seen earlier on Myspace, but this new threat is using different methods to attack user's computers.
The Koobface virus is basically a worm which is different from a virus. It actually replaces certain files on your computer and with Koobface your whole browisng system is hijacked. It can give altered search results from your browser and automatically redirects you to malicious websites.
The malware can go as far as sending automated phising emails to other PCs using your computer. The situation only arises if some how it gets downloaded into your PC from facebook.
Basically you need to watch for emails in your facebook inbox telling something strange about you. These email come with links asking you to click on them and if clicked you get redirected to a video which doesn't play. It then asks you to download a certain codec. If this codec is downloaded the malware gets intalled in your PC and destruction starts.
Just in case your PC is infected, here is a comprehensive procedure of removing this virus.
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