I May Never Text Again: More Facebook Spam

Today we have an example of yet another Facebook spam (YAFS).This particular spam links to a Facebook Page called "I May NEVER T�XT AGAIN After Reading THI$!!".As you can see, there are over 200 thousand likes.The Facebook user must click the Like button in order to continue.But not really. Let's skip step 1 and take a look at the selection source.Step 2 requests (but doesn't enforce) sharing the Page and step 3 provides a link to Blogger.JavaScript for a CPAlead (an affiliate marketing vendor) kicks in when you visit the Blogger page.This actually surprised us as we wouldn't have expected Google to allow this sort of thing on a page hosted at blogspot.com.In order to view the Blogger page, you have to fill out a survey.But not really. A browser add-on such as NoScript can be used to disable the JavaScript and view the page. Adblock Plus also works.The "Never Texting Again" (continue reading...)