Another fake warning message has appeared on Facebook. This time, the hoax warns of a virus called “Death Age.”
The publications state (often in capital letters):
ATTENTION EVERYONE WHO CAN SEE THIS PLEASE READ THERES A FACEBOOK VIRUS CALLS DEATH AGE A FIREY SKULL WITH THE AGE YOU SUPPOSEDLY LIVE UNTIL WITH ONE COMMENT TO A LINK DO NOT FOLLOW IT!!! IT POSTS TO EVERYTHING YOU BELONG TO I SWEAR TO EVERYTHING THATS TRUTH COPY, PASTE AND SHARE THIS POST HURRY IVE ALREADY BEEN INFECTED AND ITS POSTING ME EVERYWHERE AND ITS NOT ME
The publication is currently only available in English, but this does not preclude us from seeing it in Greek soon.
As Hoax Slayer, the message is extremely inaccurate and misleading. Sure, there are some Facebook apps that spam your account, but they're not actually viruses.
Additionally, a Facebook user will have to give these apps permission to do anything.
Of course, applications that can tell you when you will die are not uncommon on Facebook, however, you can always choose whether you wish to grant them the permissions they request before installing them.
You can simply not install them. If you have already installed such an app, you can remove it by following the instructions provided by Facebook .
Informing your Facebook friends about malicious apps is helpful. However, if you're going to do it, do it right. If you read a post that says what harm can happen, it seems misleading, exaggerated, or even difficult to understand, it's a good idea to research it further before you start replicating it.
Unfortunately, Facebook, as one of the largest social platforms, is becoming a place of abuse by various spammers and scammers. It would be good to know that if we see a message that urges us to repost it, there is a very high probability that it is another hoax.
