Suspicious Site on Facebook...possible spyware/malware?

[disasterpiece91]

I was on facebook and was scrolling through my news feed when I saw something saying ""I can't believe a girl did this because of Justin Beiber" with the URL. Being that I disliked the guy anyway, I was curious and bored.

(click at your own risk since I do not know if it is malicious or not, but i do not recognize the domain link .info): justinbgirl.info

there was another URL when i entered it in the search field on Facebook: crazyjustin.info as part of a second post relating to it.

When I stupidly clicked on the link of the first one, it took me to a page (i took a screenshot in the attached file). I couldn't navigate anywhere and seemed like nothing happened. No antivirus alerts, nothing out of the ordinary. My laptop did not act up or anything either. I checked my task manager for suspicious programs but nothing registered as anything malicious.

I scanned my laptop and my scanner found nothing.

Now I am worried I am infected with spyware and I have no clue where to turn to or what to do to check to see if I even have it in the first place.

 

[Bill2]

Stupidity is a very expensive luxury. Anyways, scan like theres no tomorrow. Use MBAM, SAS and the resident AV.

Dont access critical sites like your bank and cc, until you are certain the computer's clean. Watch out for wierd behavior. Go to task manager and check for any suspicious names, google for them.

If you're paranoid or lazy, just restore windows from a previously created image, if theres one.

Some people would advise a reinstall, but that should only be the last resort.

 

[disasterpiece91]

Stupidity is a very expensive luxury. Anyways, scan like theres no tomorrow. Use MBAM, SAS and the resident AV.

Dont access critical sites like your bank and cc, until you are certain the computer's clean. Watch out for wierd behavior. Go to task manager and check for any suspicious names, google for them.

If you're paranoid or lazy, just restore windows from a previously created image, if theres one.

Some people would advise a reinstall, but that should only be the last resort.

Microsoft Security Essentials and MBAM found nothing. Now running SAS. So far it found adware tracking cookies but it's most likely from forums and other places I visit frequently.

I've googled the names so far and again, nothing suspicious.

But what would count as weird behavior? And silly question, but restore windows = system restore right? Just want to get that clear.

 

[mckillwashere]

It mentioned Justin Beiber....
So if you pc starts to sing baby or act like a pre-Madana it may have caught beiber fever.

If that is the case the only solution is to take her out back and shoot her...( the computer that is)

 

[disasterpiece91]

what worries me is the .info domain. I've never seen any website like that in my life.

 

[Bill2]

Wierd behaviour means random windows popping up, ie pages being redirected, computer becoming sluggish, mouse clicks going waywire......

By restore, I meant, if you used a backup program like windows backup or Acronis or macrium etc. and have a clean image tucked away, you can just hook it up and bring back windows to the state in which it was imaged. In other words, you'll have a clean computer again.

And, no, I did not mean" system restore". System restore can create copies of the infected files. And some viruses can infect the restore volume as well as the actual system files. When somebody cleans their computer using an antivirus, then uses System restore, they may actually reinfect the computer.

And dont worry, .info is an authorized domain name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.info

 

[disasterpiece91]

Wierd behaviour means random windows popping up, ie pages being redirected, computer becoming sluggish, mouse clicks going waywire......

By restore, I meant, if you used a backup program like windows backup or Acronis or macrium etc. and have a clean image tucked away, you can just hook it up and bring back windows to the state in which it was imaged. In other words, you'll have a clean computer again.

And, no, I did not mean" system restore". System restore can create copies of the infected files. And some viruses can infect the restore volume as well as the actual system files. When somebody cleans their computer using an antivirus, then uses System restore, they may actually reinfect the computer.

And dont worry, .info is an authorized domain name.

.info - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I gotcha.

Well, I've been experiencing none of that so far....if that's the case then what could those websites possibly be online for? You see the screenshot I took, I dunno....something just doesn't strike me as normal..Foutube? Not being able to click on anything?...unless I'm paranoid and it's nothing

 

[mckillwashere]

what worries me is the .info domain. I've never seen any website like that in my life.

it means exactly what it says info (as in information) they are alot cheaper $1.99 USD compared to $9.99 USD (on sale)

The site you accessed is more than likely a 16 year old script kitty who thinks they are amazing hackers...

http://www.whois.net/whois/justinbgirl.info is the whois info

 

[Bill2]

OK, listen I went to this site crazyjustin.info on my test machine. It doesnt appear to have malware, heres a snipshot.



So, relax, take the precautions I mentioned and dont go around randomly clicking again.

 

[disasterpiece91]

what worries me is the .info domain. I've never seen any website like that in my life.

it means exactly what it says info (as in information) they are alot cheaper $1.99 USD compared to $9.99 USD (on sale)

The site you accessed is more than likely a 16 year old script kitty who thinks they are amazing hackers...

Whois Lookup - Domain Names Search, Registration, & Availability | Whois.net is the whois info

Should I be worried though?

So, relax, take the precautions I mentioned and dont go around randomly clicking again.

Believe me I won't lol.

 

[mckillwashere]

what worries me is the .info domain. I've never seen any website like that in my life.

it means exactly what it says info (as in information) they are alot cheaper $1.99 USD compared to $9.99 USD (on sale)

The site you accessed is more than likely a 16 year old script kitty who thinks they are amazing hackers...

Whois Lookup - Domain Names Search, Registration, & Availability | Whois.net is the whois info

Should I be worried though?

Change your facebook info (IE password) and any passwords you may have used after visiting the site in question.
Normally these are Facebook hijackers.

 

[disasterpiece91]

it means exactly what it says info (as in information) they are alot cheaper $1.99 USD compared to $9.99 USD (on sale)

The site you accessed is more than likely a 16 year old script kitty who thinks they are amazing hackers...

Whois Lookup - Domain Names Search, Registration, & Availability | Whois.net is the whois info

Should I be worried though?

Change your facebook info (IE password) and any passwords you may have used after visiting the site in question.
Normally these are Facebook hijackers.

Done and done.

 

[mckillwashere]

I am not on my normal test machine or I would see if it was an infected website. I am not exactly sure how they manage to do some of the stuff they do cause one day I just clicked a link in an email and it transmitted my password somehow.

It happens to the best of us at times mate.

 

[Bill2]

If theres any mission critical data on that computer, best to backup to an external location. Scan the backup as well.

 

[malexous]

Check that you did not inadvertently 'like' the message/link and that you did not inadvertently allow a rogue application access to your Facebook account (both unlikely, if you did not click anything on the webpage).

These scams happen all the time. You should be cautious of everything you click and download, irrespective of where and who it comes from (friend's email, friend's instant message, friend's Facebook account, etc).

 

[disasterpiece91]

Check that you did not inadvertently 'like' the message/link and that you did not inadvertently allow a rogue application access to your Facebook account (both unlikely, if you did not click anything on the webpage).

These scams happen all the time. You should be cautious of everything you click and download, irrespective of where and who it comes from (friend's email, friend's instant message, friend's Facebook account, etc).

I didn't "Like" the the link, though I did click on something on the site to see if it was a real website in the first place. Nothing seemed to happen. And I don't think any apps were installed.

And 2 years ago I did click on a link my friend sent (though it was probably a hijacked account) and next thing i knew, my computer was going haywire.

 

[malexous]

I still recommend checking your recent messages.

New Facebook scam tricks users into liking links

 

[disasterpiece91]

I still recommend checking your recent messages.

New Facebook scam tricks users into liking links

crap, found it on my news feed.

I removed it immediately; no trace of it anywhere on my page. No suspicious activity to report today either. Things are running smoothly and no programs detected that are odd.

If nothing happened, or if I can't find anything from my antivirus/antispyware scanners, is there anything to be worried about?

 

[malexous]

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Like most scams this one does not appear to be spreading malware, rather just displaying survey scams and other tricks to get you to subscribe to premium rate SMS services on your mobile phone.
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“I can’t believe a GIRL did this because of Justin Bieber” Facebook’s latest scam | Naked Security

 

[disasterpiece91]

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Like most scams this one does not appear to be spreading malware, rather just displaying survey scams and other tricks to get you to subscribe to premium rate SMS services on your mobile phone.
...

“I can’t believe a GIRL did this because of Justin Bieber” Facebook’s latest scam | Naked Security

i'm safe then. I got no such messages. pheww