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Why is Facebook unable to stop a wave of trojan infections through Facebook ads?

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Re: Why is Facebook unable to stop a wave of trojan infections through Facebook ads?

#22

It's particularly bad because Facebook is aggressive about bypassing ad blockers I've installed. My ad blocker is a security measure to protect me against garbage like ads for trojans. Facebook is circumventing my security measure and threatening me with malware.

Delete your FB account.

Probably the best thing I did in 2023.

Re: Why is Facebook unable to stop a wave of trojan infections through Facebook ads?

#23
post #7

Do you have a link to one of those ads?

Here is one:

https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2...

Attention for those who did not read my submission: Do NOT download and execute the exe/msi contained in the RAR file!

Re: Why is Facebook unable to stop a wave of trojan infections through Facebook ads?

#24
post #7

Do you have a link to one of those ads?

Here is one: https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2... Attention for those who did not read my submission: Do NOT download and execute the exe/msi contained in the RAR file!

Sorry I saw this too late and it’s already gone. Fwiw, we care
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