6 Things Which You Shouldn't Do On Facebook

I dont need to explain why i am writing this post. Finally i thought, its time i write a post :-) Here are the top 10 things one shouldn't do on Facebook :-

1. Adding people you don't even know

It's one thing to add an old friend and then never speak to them. It's another to add anyone whose name you kind of vaguely sort of recognize. It's like that old man in the pub who slaps everyone on the back as if they were old pals, when in actual fact he has no friends, largely because of this habit.

2. Accepting friend invitations from people you don't know

It's one thing to complain about irritating people adding you on Facebook, but if you accept those invites, you've only got yourself to blame. If you scan through your Facebook friends list, you'll doubtless find a handful of people in there you barely know. It's a horrible realisation - like when you suddenly realize your hand is resting on a knob of someone else's chewing gum underneath a desk.

3 Inviting people for joining Game or polls
If people don't want to play game, why to force him/her? Allow some time to share only when the recipient agrees to play the game or sends out message to sent invitations.

4. Use Facebook mail instead of proper email

Are you silly? Why would one use FB mail rather than other mail clients?


5. Write on a wall instead of communicating privately
The driving force behind the success of Facebook is 'Unwanted Status'. Come on, for god sake, Facebook is not for writing smileys, greeting people on their wall, its much beyond that. Does it make sense when others are watching what people are doing? Status messages like "i am confused.." "I am delighted.." " i need peace"...certainly, Facebook is not for this type of status messages.Saying hello,hi..come on, this is not SMS pathway :-)

6. Update Facebook profile when you're supposedly ill

How many times have we seen it? Someone calls in sick in the morning and then updates their Facebook profile minute-by-minute throughout the day, documenting a day of ice cream, chips, video games and jumping on the bed.Seems like some storyline of illness movie.

New Facebook Spam : 'Activate Dislike Button'

Arrgghhh...why is facebook turned as spambook ? i am unclear. This new scam is spreading fast on Facebook, announcing a “Dislike” button and offering to enable it on your account. 

The Like button, and the ability to Like Facebook pages are popular tools. The Like feature provides a framework for users to help promote good content by voting for it with the Like button. However, many users wish they could also police bad content by giving it the thumbs down with a Dislike button.

The Facebook Dislike button scam works the same as many other viral messaging scams on Facebook. It eggs the recipient on by teasing--or imploring depending on the wording--that the Facebook friend has downloaded the "official DISLIKE button" and provides a link to download it and be part of the in-crowd.

Falling for any of these scams typically trick one into giving a rogue Facebook application permission to access your profile, posting spam messages from your account and asking you to complete an online survey.

What is the change in this spam method ?

This time around spammers have replaced the standard “Share” option with their “Enable Dislike Button” link—see the image below: “Like · Comment · Enable Dislike Button”.

 In spite of Facebook efforts to block such scams they continue. I treat this spam is one of the most smartly coded spam attack as it doesn't even look like a spam, it would really spread highly if not taken caution against the same.

What is the remedy?

1. As mentioned in my last post 

   Facebook Special - Protecting Facebook Spammers

    , check for unwanted apps in app settings.
2. Disable wall posts in case you wanna be secure ( not a very convenient idea though very secure)
3. Don't click on any ads or answer any kind of online surveys.
4. Install Bitdefender Safego for checking attack on facebook profiles.

by : Prajyot Mainkar

Facebook Special - Protecting Facebook Spammers

I am sure everyone would be aware of this Facebook Spam attack and i too found near about 23 videos in less than 7 hours on my walls. Finally i decided to have a small case study over this spam attack and found some workaround to tackle this spam attack. 

The video has a very smartly coded hidden JavaScript that activates moment its clicked. I actually clicked the video [ certainly using some dummy account] but using some safe surfing techniques and found some malwares were getting downloaded on to the local system. The caption is really termed nicely so that it inspires one to click on the link as soon as its been posted on the wall and then it ensure embarrassment too.

Some Tricks That i list to tackle this issue :

• Well this is certainly not an idea but 99.9% gurentee that spammers wont attack. Disable the Wall posts from friends. I am sure most of you wont like this idea as wall being one of the major productive section of Facebook. But certainly, it leaks too many voids for attack and as said "Security is better than Being Attacked". To disable the wall posts, follow the figure discriptions as given below. Goto Account --> Privacy settings --> Customize Settings --> In the "Things others share" options, Uncheck "Friends can post on my Wall" check box.

• Another issue that can lead to spam attack is , apps activation. Some Java Scripts are triggered in such a way that, they have access to your whole profile details and their settings reside in APPS Settings in Facebook Settings. Without knowing, they have their work at par and thus leading to spamming structure. It is essential that users be able to identify links that might smell spamming.However, if the user is not able to identify a possible spam link,best way is not to check it at all. I will now show how to disable Facebook unwanted apps and needs a regular check at this section to know things are fine.Goto Account --> Privacy settings --> Apps and Websites--> Click Remove --> Select "Edit Settings" corresponding to that app that needs to be removed (in my case Twitter) --> and finally click "Remove App"  Uncheck "Friends can post on my Wall" check box.

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• I use Bit Defender for my laptop ( My Previous XP Laptop) and Bitdefender has a facebook app called as "Facebook Safego".Posting unlimited links,inbox messages and many more, we sometimes are not sure whether that link is safe or is not.Using in-the-cloud scanning, BitDefender safego keeps your social networking account safe so that you and your PC don't get into e-trouble. An efficient BitDefender spam repellent also helps keep your message flow free from this kind of Spams and many more.And that's not all. With BitDefender safego you get a privacy rating that tells you whether you're an easy prey on the personal data theft front as well.

Sync "Bitdefender Safego" With your Facebook by clicking this link

Some Other Minor Tricks To Be Safe Facebook user:

• Don't accept unwanted friend request.
• Have a secure connection ( HTTPS instead of HTTP ).
• Do not post unwanted images,videos on friends walls.
• Don't use apps that mean spamming motto or any unwanted app shouldn't be synced to FB account
• Don't click any unwanted links etc.

Finally, i will show up the demo run of Bitdefender Safego on my profile.Its got very cool UI and checks inbox,comments,wall and many more. It looks like a stabilizer to me..ROFL.I am sure you will enjoy using this app :

by : Prajyot Mainkar