The known infected version of Facebook Lite is found mostly in China as Facebook is officially blocked in China thus forcing users to download the APK files from unreliable sources. For better protection the APPs should be downloaded from official Google Play Store and known reliable websites. Jan 3, 2016 - Facebook forced me to download their anti-malware. May 9, 2017: On the other post on this subject on my blog, a user called David. Has anyone else been forced to download a malware protection product called TrendMicro Housecall? Basically, I went to share a post from a legitimate page to my personal profile and I was bumped out of FB and told that my machine needed to be cleaned. Jan 5, 2016 - Can Facebook force you to download and install their malware protection program? Yes, if you want to keep using Facebook. Facebook recommends you to download an anti malware utility from either F-Secure or Trend Micro. In my case I had to download from Trend Micro. The message you received regarding the malware is legit and Facebook 'locks' your account when they think your computer might be infected.
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Keeping links to malware off of our platform is a core function of our Security team. To really stick it to the fraudsters, we go beyond one-off, 'whack-a-mole' removals to systematically combat malicious activity and do away with whole clusters of bad links at a time. This strategy works well, but to make an even greater impact, we begin a few steps earlier and help fix compromised computers when they connect to Facebook. We use a combination of signals to help find infections and get the malware off of your computer for good, even if the malware isn't actively spreading spam or harmful links.
For the past year, we've been working with anti-malware companies like ESET, F-Secure, and Trend Micro to offer free malware cleanup software to people who use Facebook. Thanks to the collaboration with these companies, in the past three months we have helped clean up more than 2 million people's computers that we detected were infected with malware when they connected to Facebook. In these cases, we present a cleanup tool that runs in the background while you continue using Facebook, and you get a notification when the scan is done to show you what it found.
For the past year, we've been working with anti-malware companies like ESET, F-Secure, and Trend Micro to offer free malware cleanup software to people who use Facebook. Thanks to the collaboration with these companies, in the past three months we have helped clean up more than 2 million people's computers that we detected were infected with malware when they connected to Facebook. In these cases, we present a cleanup tool that runs in the background while you continue using Facebook, and you get a notification when the scan is done to show you what it found.