Beware of Disposable Facebook Applications Installing Adware

Melbourne, 10 May 2010 - The researchers at AVG Technologies have recently been watching with interest the bad guys producing and distributing a proliferation of Facebook applications that install adware.

Two AVG blog posts by Roger Thompson, AVG's Chief Research Officer, describe what they're seeing and what you need to be aware of to stay safe when you encounter this sort of Facebook application.

Disposable Facebook apps installing adware
http://thompson.blog.avg.com/2010/05/disposable-facebook-apps-installing-adware.html

Impressive numbers for disposable Facebook Apps
http://thompson.blog.avg.com/2010/05/impressive-numbers-for-disposable-facebook-apps.html

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