We have a fake Facebook video located at
foxnews-tv(dot)info/index(dot)php
which claims to show…(takes a deep breath):
A man jumped on the mall after he saw the real face of his online girlfriend without camera 360 or retrica (sic) filters
To view this non-existent video, you have to share it on Facebook and are then redirected to various places depending on your region. Here’s one:
Video download software is required to download videos
Should you download and install the executable, you’ll end up with an iLivid download manager which Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detect as PUP.Optional.Bandoo (VirusTotal 11 / 54)
Fake Facebook videos are one of the oldest tricks in the book. The non-Facebook URL, the image file masquerading as a comments section, the typically salacious video content – these are all indicators of a probable scam.
It will probably be a long time before we see the back of this particular fakeout, but that doesn’t mean we have to make it easy for them. Feel free to let friends and relatives know if they’re sharing fake videos without realising it, and let’s see if we can keep the phony video noise ratio down to a minimum.
Christopher Boyd
How can Facebook videos be the oldest trick in the book? Facebook hasn’t been around that long. Fake emails are one of the oldest tricks, phishing scams etc are older than Facebook.
It a figure of speech!
“fake FB Videos” are amongst the oldest tricks…. by far oh and FB has definitely been around a lot longer than anyone would care to believe (maybe ‘cepting Zuckerberg and co.) and videos like this always will pop up on your wall…. i tend to hide the post and report it as spam… (something more than “just a spammy post”) least I can do… without clicking on it….