With an increasing number of users, Facebook now also becomes an easy place or a type of malware. Therefore, Facebook also has a feature to warn users, prevent unauthorized login when confirming there are dangers to Facebook accounts.
One of them is to warn a malware-infected computer on Facebook with a Let’s Check Your Device notification for Malicious Software or being asked by Facebook to scan for viruses. When Facebook finds any applications or files trying to hack into computers and online personal accounts like Gmail, Facebook, ..., users will receive the above message and request a scan. computer or mobile. So how to handle the situation when being told that the computer is infected with malware on Facebook?
1. How to login to Facebook when Facebook scans for viruses
After the Facebook Messenger spread in mid-December 2017, Facebook added virus scanning to users. Some of you when you sign in to Facebook will receive a virus scan request as shown below. If you turn off this window and log back in to Facebook, it will still show up.
Then, you just download the antivirus software that Facebook requires such as Kaspersky, ESET, TrendMicro, F-Secure. They are software from security companies that Facebook cooperates, so be sure to download it. In my case, download TrendMicro.
After downloading this program, it will run in the background, you can log into Facebook normally, if it still doesn't work, try the following links:
- https://www.facebook.com/settings
- https://www.facebook.com/bookmarks/pages
- https://www.facebook.com/notifications
Facebook may indicate that you are limited in features when the account is in virus scanning mode, but I test it, all features such as posting status, chat, tag, see the message is normal. In short, just download the anti-virus software that Facebook requires for scanning.
2. How to turn off the Facebook malware interface?
We will still need to click on Clean This Device to test the device. Facebook will suggest downloading some computer scanning programs such as Kaspersky, ESET, TrendMicro, F-Secure.
The scanning process is quite long, but you can open another window to log in to Facebook. We can login to another Facebook window, or Facebook link, then click Continue to Facebook to log in to our Facebook account.
As mentioned above when Facebook detects any threats that attack a computer or account, we will be asked to scan the device. So how to protect Facebook accounts from malware, or viruses?
- https://www.facebook.com/settings
- https://www.facebook.com/notifications
- https://www.facebook.com/friends/requests/
- https://www.facebook.com/messages/
3. How to protect the Facebok account:
Step 1: Scan the computer
We can use computer scanning software like Kaspersky, ESET, TrendMicro, F-Secure.
Step 2: Check your web browser again
In addition to checking whether the system has malicious programs, you should also check your web browser. If there are suspicious utilities, delete them.
Step 3: Update the web browser
Web browsers, when updated to the new version, also limit a number of bugs in older versions, especially the browser security system has been upgraded as well.
When you have carried out the inspection of the entire computer system, from your Facebook account to the web browser, go to the section View the activity log on Facebook to review all posts, every likes as well as comment on Facebook. Delete articles that are not intended to be posted or any websites you do not intend to like.
Some malware after infiltrating your Facebook account can pretend you take some actions, such as posting spam on the timeline, spreading viruses to another Facebook account.
Malware that infects computers or smartphones will affect the system as well as steal personal online accounts, or even bank accounts.
3. How to identify malicious malware:
Facebook signs of malware infection:
Signs of malware-infected computers and smartphones:
- Tài khoản Facebook liên tục spam tin nhắn hoặc bài đăng.
- Đăng nhập Facebook ở vị trí lạ hoặc đáng ngờ khi kiểm tra trong lịch sử tài khoản của bạn.
- Xuất hiện bài viết hoặc tin nhắn trong nhật ký hoạt động mà bạn không hề thực hiện.
Browser infected with malware:
- Máy có hiện tượng hoạt động chậm, lag, đơ.
- Các phần mềm, ứng dụng cài đặt chạy chậm.
- Xuất hiện những phần mềm lạ trên máy tính mà bạn không cài đặt.
- Xuất hiện nhiều quảng cáo mà không mở trình duyệt.
Thus, to limit the device status of malicious code, you need to use or detect malware on the computer. In case Facebook notifies users of infected computers, we can resolve them according to the above article.
- Tự động mở cửa sổ lạ trên trình duyệt hay quảng cáo.
- Tự động thay đổi công cụ tìm kiếm hoặc trang chủ trên trình duyệt.
Hope this article is useful to you!
Hy vọng bài viết này hữu ích với bạn!
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