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Malicious Ad Targets Facebook ‘Farm Town’ Players

Users of the popular Facebook game “Farm Town” were hit with a rogue antivirus scam tied to malicious advertising. SlashKey, the developer behind “Farm Town,” issued a warning about the malware scam, which drew hundreds of comments to its user forum. According to findings posted here by researcher Sandi Hardmeier, the ad in question was […]

Apr 13, 2010
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Users of the popular Facebook game “Farm Town” were hit with a rogue antivirus scam tied to malicious advertising.

SlashKey, the developer behind “Farm Town,” issued a warning about the malware scam, which drew hundreds of comments to its user forum. According to findings posted here by researcher Sandi Hardmeier, the ad in question was a banner advertisement for greeting cards. If it is displayed, the user is redirected to various sites and eventually lands on one pushing rogue antivirus.

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