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<div align=justify>Dangerous computer worm by the name of Ramnit has stolen login and password information for 45,000 Facebook users, mostly in the UK and France. It gets user names, passwords and browser cookies and also acts as a backdoor, putting any infected computer in danger of being hacked. According to the Microsoft Malware Protection Center, Ramnit infects Windows executables, Microsoft Office and HTML files.

"What was once malware designed to steal data from financial institutions has evolved into a social network threat," says John Weinschenk, CEO at Cybersecurity company Cenzic. "Bank account numbers and Facebook log-in credentials seem very different, but to hackers, they are equally as lucrative."

In May, 2011 it gained access to financial institutions after joining forces with the leaked ZeuS source-code. This resulted in compromising of online banking sessions and attacks on a few corporate networks. The Ramnit worm is spreading malware to thousands of innocent Facebook users.

"To combat these types of threats, consumers need to be vigilant about changing passwords often," says Weinschenk. "Avoid clicking on unknown links, and alert their friends to a potential malicious link they might have posted."

Facebook spam attacks like this keep being repeated from time to time. Recently there was an attack caused by a browser vulnerability, which filled users' walls with compromising photos.

Social network worms continue spreading, so users should keep an eye on their Facebook profiles.

Facebook says it blocks 200 million malicious actions per day. However, Facebook spam seems to be growing faster than its user base. </div>
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