facebook  The rogue Facebook apps continue.  This time the warning is about an app labeled as haha or hahatoyourself.  It will appear on a page of someone you know, and may even include a direct message to you saying

Heyy (insert your name here), what are you doing in this video? LOL Embarrassing!

The scam may also list as

Look at you HaHa!

and look like a video post.

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     In both cases, DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK, the links will attempt to install a rogue app on to your account.  If you have clicked on the links already, you will want to do the following

- Remove the posts from your account

- Check the allowed 3rd party applications

You really need to check and see what 3rd party applications have access to your Facebook account. There are many apps in Facebook that people find useful, at the same time, many other Facebook apps are just there to steal your data, or use your account in ways that you don’t want. 

To check your Privacy settings for 3rd party apps, click on account (on the top right of Facebook) and then click on Privacy settings.

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  • Now (in the lower left corner) select Apps and websites, where it says “Edit your settings”

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  • This will take you to the Apps and Websites page where you should remove any app that you either do NOT recognize or that you no longer use

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- *Run a full scan on your pc with Malwarebytes or SuperAntiSpyware to check your pc.

  • If you need to download either you can download them from www.ninite.com (http://www NULL.ninite NULL.com)

- *Run a full scan on your pc with your Antivirus Software.

  • If you don’t currently have an active Antivirus program, you can download a FREE Antivirus program from www.ninite.com (http://www NULL.ninite NULL.com).  (Tech Geek and More recommends Microsoft Security Essentials) If you have an old Antivirus program that is expired, you should remove it prior to installing the new Antivirus software.

(*Make sure you update the program prior to running it)