Update to: How to Not get a virus

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We got 5 new virus infected computers on our workbench yesterday, 2 of them "were only on facebook" - We have warned against using major sites like Facebook without practicing the normal safe browsing habits, and here comes a story from a major news outlet of a mass infection via facebook.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/11/facebook_charging_rumour_malfeasance/

False Facebook charge group used to spread malware

Malware pokes outraged users

A false rumour suggesting that Facebook is to start charging is being used to bait malware traps.

Thousands of disgruntled punters, angry at the $4.99 a month charge for using the social networking site that will supposedly kick in from June (or July, according to other false reports) have been induced to visit "protest group" sites in response to spam emails. However, in reality, there is no such plan and the protest pages often contain malware, as urban myth debunking site Snopes warns

    The protest page was a trap for the unwary; clicking on certain elements of it initiated a script that hijacked users' computers. Some of those who did venture a click had their computers taken over by a series of highly objectionable images while malware simultaneously attempted to install itself onto their computers.