Recently one of my facebook friend sent me the link attached with multimedia file with it.
“Heyyy *fbusername* this video belong to you???? :S and a video link below this message with your profile picture.”
i have found that numerous number of people in my facebook is infected by this virus or more like worms. This virus is called “Sorpampa”. “Sorpampa virus” surfaced online and became viral. This new facebook virus newly surfaced and already infected millions of users around the globe. It’s more like a worm that instantly disables and removes any anti-virus software installed in victims computer, then spreads itself by opening chat windows on the victims Facebook and spreading worm among user friends. This virus will attack or will infect you only if you click on the link. So if you don’t want yourself to get infected by this virus/worms, you better don’t click on this link and ignore & deleted it. Once Sorpampa virus infected your computer it will easily hacked your account and will send messages to your fb friends with caption “This video is yours? Very bad video”.. The message shows a picture of you with a link like sorpampa.com (not all links are the same but they have the same look)
Clicking on the link will infect your facebook and your computer with virus. Once you have been infected, your facebook password and account information could be stolen. Which could be used to spread virus in large later.
Following are the few ways to prevent the virus from infecting you:
1. Don’t click on the link that has the attachments with multimedia file. If the file seems like its not sent by your friends, ignore and delete it.
2. Don’t let any third party apps to access your facebook.
3. Clear you history and cookies after you finish using internet
4. Some example of worms/virus msg – “hey *fbname* this video belongs to you.., You wont believe this,This video is yours? Very bad video”. etc
If you are already infected by this virus/worm i found following solution over internet:
How to remove facebook Sorpampa Virus?
Please Follow these steps to remove the SORPAMPA virus on chrome:
1. Google Chrome browser, we are closing our.
2. Log in to the following folder on your computer.
C:/Users/[yourusername]/AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/User Data/Default/Extensions
*note : Your username is the place to sign your name, you need to choose your own.
3. If you failed to find AppData folder,select Show hidden files on your computer must be turned on.
4. You can delete the Temp folder in the Extensions folder except.
Note: If you are using a different plugin they will be deleted. So delete only strange named folder or deleting secret trial and error, which can. Dont forget to check the date of folder created.
5. After this process, the virus can be prevented texting. Also a malware software can be used to scan your computer with a virus program and.
But still i can’t say that is will remove the virus 100%, since till now facebook haven’t figure out how to delete this virus 100% but we assume that facebook will release the steps on how to remove this one sooner. Its better if you receive these kinds of messages, please ignore it and don’t click the link on it. Your were not the one who send you the message.It was VIRUS.
P.s – If you have other way of removing the virus, please feel free to share among us. Thank you.
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