Fabookie malware steals through cookies and passwords stored in the browser, similar to other types of account-stealing malware. For most websites, if the hacker has a login session and password, he can change the password, thereby taking complete control of the victim's account.

It is worth mentioning that Fabookie is also “designed” specifically to attack Facebook Business accounts. This malware will check the decrypted Cookie to see if the account is logged in or not, then use Facebook Graph API Queries (a method of querying data from Facebook) to query more information about the account, payment method, balance... of the victim account. If the data block is successfully exploited and the stolen information is from the Facebook Business account, the hacker can use the victim account to silently run ads instead of immediately changing the password and taking over the account.

More than 100,000 machines infected with Fabookie malware.

This will help hackers achieve many other goals such as earning more profit, using it for SEO (improving website rankings on search engines) for websites that spread malware... rather than taking over the account, which will cause an alarm to the administrator and disconnect the credit card.

Following the trend of new generation malware, Fabookie only targets computers running 64-bit operating systems. To avoid being attacked by Fabookie malware, experts recommend: Do not install and use cracked software, keygens... Limit the use of the password saving function on the browser for important accounts. Use anti-virus software, network security solutions to ensure the safety of personal computers as well as systems in agencies, organizations, and businesses.

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