Facebook, do not open this link: you will be hit by a virus

An old trap for Facebook users has returned. A link that if clicked could bring you serious trouble. Here’s what to avoid.

There technology it does not make us rest assured. With the increasingly important advancement of social networks, there can be very heavy traps. The digital age has brought more and more people inside. But often these are not prepared for use. It is often believed that there are no dangers but this is not the case at all.

We know the most important social networks, among them there is Facebook. Recently, however, a virus has come back into fashion. The peculiarity is that it tends to intercept the user not directly on Facebook but on Messenger. The latter is the messaging application that goes back to Facebook. You can talk to your contacts via Messenger.

The trap is when the message arrives in a chat “Is that you in the video?” with respective link. Here, the link is never to be clicked and must be immediately cancel the message. If you click, then, there could be serious problems. Let’s see now how to defend yourself if you click the link.

Facebook, “are you in the video?”: What to do if you click the link

The message received if clicked, it sets off the trap set by the cybercriminals. By doing so, you may have infected your device with a virus. So, first you need to log into your account from another device. Next, you have to change the password immediately. Doing this from a foreign device allows you to have no problems with the virus.

After fixing the password, you have to go back to your device. We do not open Facebook but we start one thorough scan with our antivirus of reference. The problem should settle after cleaning. In most cases this is the case. If the problems should, in some way, continue then you have to rely on a industry expert. The problem may be more serious than expected.

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As always, we remember being with the high guard. There are many cyber dangers and it is a moment to give criminals access to our digital heritage. For this reason, we never open anything of dubious origin. Even if it comes from a trusted person. The first rule for not having problems is to never trust.