Once again another stalker app claiming to show you who has looked at your profile and or photos showed up on Facebook Saturday, February 5, but this time Facebook was on the case rather quickly.
According to Facebook: “Don’t believe any applications that claim they can show you who’s viewing your profile or photo. They can’t.”
If you see any app claiming it can show you who has viewed your profile and or photos, don’t allow the application, deny it or just don’t take any action.
These types of apps are dangerous and the developers create them in order to make money by redirecting users to sites containing viruses and malicious software.
How do these developers make money?
The developers of such malicious apps peddle rogue anti-spyware and antivirus programs that are distributed via a Trojan and/or web pop-ups when a user visits a malicious site they’re redirected to. These fake antivirus programs are installed without the user’s knowledge. Once installed, the user will be alerted with false threats on the computer. In order to remove these false threats, the user will have to pay for a full license of the software.
The most popular rogue antivirus still in the wild is System Tool or SystemTool. If you are infected by the Security Tool or System Tool, I have included 6 steps on how to remove this Rogue Security Program.
At this time, it looks like Facebook has taken action against the Stalker app, but users should still watch for other variations that may appear on their Facebook wall.
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This kind of stuff has turned me off Facebook. I am probably one of the last people on the planet not to have a FB account. Google knows enough about me, why should I let another Internet giant in my head?
Wow, I didn’t know that they would lead us to a site that’s filled with viruses. Tried to click their page once but since a lot of pages like those were coming like rain, I instantly ‘Unlike’ the page.
Too bad, Facebook could have had that feature just like in Friendster.
The most of the friendster user who migrate to facebook still miss this who view’s me feature. That’s why some people looking for facebook application that can help them to get that feature.
Why can’t facebook just create a feature in which you can see who view your profile?
I have dealt with the issue of rogue software a couple of times over the weekend. But I have only gotten back on FB recently.What I find weird is recent IMing that hasn’t been in the norm in the last 2 years. i have no idea who the person is.
I wont add pictures for the reason I don’t want people to download them.I think if you are using it for traffic to your blog or supporting other blogs it is a cool site,but I am not on there to promote me.
Sophia,
I hear you loud and clear. I wish I could figure out who is digging in as the spy in the sky.
I Really Want See Who Be On My Facebook Page Im Not Callinq No One Ah Stalker !!