Koobface Botnet Automates Creation of Facebook Profiles

It;s getting to the point where botnets are smarter than people: TrendLabs Malware Blog reports that a new component of the Koobface botnet automated the tasks of registering a Facebook account, confirming a Gmail email address to activate the account, joining random groups, adding friends and posting messages to friends’ walls. When it learns how to blog, this blogger intends to raise the white flag.

The profiles are complete with details including photos, birth dates, favorite music and favorite books, and every false account generated is unique, according to TrendLabs. Messages posted through Facebook’s wall contain links that lead to the usual fake Facebook or YouTube page hosting the Koobface loader component.

The moral of the story: If you don’t know them, don’t friend them.

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