Sorry it has taken so long to post lately. Thanksgiving break was real busy. So today I want to make some of you aware of a spamming worm that is using facebook to spam your friends.

Essentially the worm uses your account to send spam messages to friends on facebook. If you have been asked to update your flash player in facebook then you should update your anti-virus and anti-spyware software and run a scan. If you have had a number of friends complaining they are receiving spam messages from you then you may have been infected.

If you do not have antivirus software I suggest you get some. There are some free services and some online scanners that may be good for an immediate scan. Free Scan

Here are some other free service tools from McAfee and Norton

If you have or feel your security has been compromised I would highly recommend you change your passwords. Try to use a combination of words, numbers, characters and capital letters. for example Monkey.2Brain I know that is crazy but it is unique, you will also need to try and remember it so make it memorable.

Reality Check : Safety is always a priority online.

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