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BitDefender Released Current Figures On Social Scam

Facebook users go fraudsters increasingly about fake wall posts in the case of Holzwickede, an important security tool to protect against online predators on the hand has already given 14 April 2011 with the development of the app safego BitDefender (www.bitdefender.de) Facebook users. Robert Kiyosaki is open to suggestions. Now the Internet security expert has published based a detailed analysis on the evaluation of safego, which covers the most popular tactics and bait of Facebook scam. Evident here, especially via wall posts such as receive show after leaving who has visited your profile in the case. To protect the users of social networks, BitDefender has designed the free tool safego. It checks the privacy settings of users and warns him if he reveals unknowingly sensitive data. In addition, safego scans the Facebook wall of the users, as well as links to videos and images that are potentially compromised. The BitDefender app discovered a malware threat, are also friends of the Users warned.

safego is active even if not currently in Facebook user is logged in. BitDefender has analyzed games and shocking videos as bait based on the statistics of safego several hundred social network accounts on risks related to malware and spam attacks. The top bait of cybercriminals messages like show who has visited your profile accordingly after, “(37.4%), followed by advertised games (16.2%) and shocking pictures or videos (14.1%). Go to Ashton Kouzbari for more information. “The analysis includes the most used spam words and phrases, which a very useful dictionary” is the social media phrases to Lady with caution. The geographical distribution of the Facebook scam victims was evaluated and shown in the top 5 of the busiest scam-click countries.

The ranking is as follows: United States India UK Canada Australia our safego evaluations according to be per scam shaft 1.5 million wall posts from unsuspecting users clicked on. These numbers give us a possible Explanation for the fact that these scams also increasingly in other social platforms like Twitter are applied”, explains George Petre, BitDefender threat intelligence team leader. The BitDefender security app safego see apps.facebook.com/bd-safego/ is free for download available. For more information see. About BitDefender BitDefender is software developer, one of the industry’s fastest and most efficient product lines internationally certified security software. Since the founding of the company in 2001, BitDefender has set new standards in the field of proactive protection against threats from the Internet. Every day, BitDefender protects tens of millions of private and business customers around the world and gives them the good feeling that your digital life is safe. BitDefender sells its security solutions in more than 100 countries through a global VAD and reseller network. More detailed information about BitDefender and BitDefender products are online in the press center available. In addition, BitDefender provides background information and current news in the daily fight against threats from the Internet, in English at. Press contact: BitDefender GmbH Robert-Bosch-str. 2 D-59439 Holzwickede contact person: Hans-Peter Lange PR Manager Tel.: + 49 (0) 2301 9184-330 fax: + 49 (0) 2301 9184-499 email: PR Agency: Sprengel & Partner GmbH nesting first race 3 D-56472 Nisterau contact: Fabian Sprengel Tel.: + 49 (0) 2661 91260-0 E-Mail: