IT security and data protection firm, Sophos, has commented on the apprehension that is currently spreading amongst the Facebook users. The users of the social-networking site are warning each other of what is rumoured to be a rogue application. They are told as a warning that they can find the "Unnamed app" by going to "Settings"/"Application Settings" and then choosing "Add to Profile" from the drop-down box.
"Sure enough, when I went to look on a Facebook account, I found an ‘Unnamed app’," said Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant at Sophos. "However, I am not seeing any evidence that the application is malicious. Indeed, it seems to me that the only sin it may have committed might be to have been given a daft unhelpful name. According to Facebook itself", it appears to be a buggy presentation of the boxes tab that appears on users\\' Facebook profiles.
The news of the "dangerous" app is spreading more quickly than the sensible advice for everyone to calm down. And, as a result, many people are searching the Internet trying to find clues about the Facebook application. It is at this point that the malicious hackers enter the story. Just as they have done with other Facebook scares, hackers have created web pages stuffed with keywords related to the "Unnamed" (sometimes "Un named") app. This and other search engine optimization (SEO) techniques have helped hackers push their webpages high into the upper reaches of search results.
