ORIGIN : The FB spam link redirects to the website which hosts the spyware.
The link says its a browser update & an add-on, gives instructions on how to install it. If successful, then it modifies the browser and uses cookies to gain access into FB accounts & starts spamming & tagging friends. This is nothing but a digital ads money making formula.
But I was curious & furious, so decided to chase the details.
The update button actually points to a spyware.
I started digging deep. I download the spyware & read the code, looked for dependencies and usernames, parsed few more links and found his profile. That, and I also found a link containing a lot of sensitive Bank user details (which he had hacked earlier and put into a doc)
Also found links to currently hacked websites.
I wish to discuss my findings, since this is my first probe of such kind. (and the fact that i found some things, has got me excited ! )
Please visit the blog (linked to the news header line) and look for further details on my blog.