Instant chat apps have naturally replaced the obsolete SMS protocol as they support more advanced features for photo, video and general data control.
But in France, a champion has risen above the masses: Facebook Messenger, the 2 most used apps in the world, along with WhatsApp. Such popularity necessarily attracts special people…
Of course, these people are none other than pirates who take advantage of this to get you. A new virus is spreading very dangerously in Messenger…an image in .svglike “photo_9419.svg” which looks pretty harmless.
If you have the misfortune of clicking on it, it actually executes some JavaScript code. In Chrome, you will be redirected to a fake YouTube page that tricks you into installing it. An extension named “One”. If installed, it will siphon your Facebook account to impress your friends, read and modify the content of the pages you visit, and install other malware on your machine.
In some cases, it even installs Locky ransomware on your device, promising you even more torment in the future. Therefore, we invite you to be extremely careful on the platform and warn your friends, for example, by sharing this article.
In general, do not open “.svg” images until further notice, as Facebook is aware of the issue and needs to clean it up on their part. For the sake of conscience, do not forget to protect your private data on the social network as much as possible.
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