“Optical Illusion! [HQ] ” – Facebook video link which may contain virus

You might have noticed a video title “Optical Illusion! [HQ]“ on your friend’s wall on Facebook. Actually its not a video and  it links to an application. If you move further on, you will be asked to download a file named flvdirect.exe which may contain virus or malware.

Update: This scam has been removed by Facebook. The application is no more. In future, if you find such apps don’t be victim of them. If you have found any other such scams, you can notify us.

Here’s how the wall post looks :

Facebook video virus

Here’s how this virus runs:

1) After clicking on the link, you will be prompted to the application named F.B. HD Video Player – http://apps.facebook.com/hghh_rtrt/.

2) You will then display the message – Thanks for the confirmation! You can continue to the video now.

3) After clicking continue, you will be taken to page where it claims to be the video. The video will not open and displays the message – “Your FLV Player seems to be out of date. Please update your FLV Player in order to proceed. Please click the Continue button now and wait a few seconds.

4)Then it asks to download the file – “FLVDirect.exe“.

Along with this it posts a message on your friends wall showing the link and message” [name here], this is without doubt the hottest video ever! :P :P :P

Please don’t click on the link and if you find it on your or Friend’s wall just ignore it. If you have already clicked it then please remove the application by going to:

Account — > Application Settings –>

You will find “F.B. HD Video Player” then click cross on the right of it to delete it.

If you have downloaded and installed the program “Flvdirect.exe” scan your computer with a Anti-virus and Malware scanner.

Facebook will certainly remove this application in few days. However, your friends may fall for it. Please warn them.

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  • http://www.moviejunkyard.co.cc Ram K

    thanks for details.i was just about to download it!

  • http://www.moviejunkyard.co.cc Ram K

    thanks for details.i was just about to download it!

  • AA

    Thanks for letting us know! I was also almost fooled by it!

  • AA

    Thanks for letting us know! I was also almost fooled by it!

  • navaraj

    thank you for this information.

  • navaraj

    thank you for this information.

  • Valeree

    Thank you for getting this information available so quickly- I was searching for it specifically, for a friend that just commented about a strange behaving video that was sent to him, with this video’s name… and I had a bad feeling about it!

  • Valeree

    Thank you for getting this information available so quickly- I was searching for it specifically, for a friend that just commented about a strange behaving video that was sent to him, with this video’s name… and I had a bad feeling about it!

  • Hannah

    Yes!!!! Thanks!!! I bet it probably did, it was ALL over all of my friend’s walls and i opened it but didnt watch it because it was innapropriate, obviously. But on my account, it posted that video ALL over my friends’ walls automatically, so that’s why it was all over last night, somebody must have opened it and it just leaked all over. But it was deleted it looks like…

  • Hannah

    Yes!!!! Thanks!!! I bet it probably did, it was ALL over all of my friend’s walls and i opened it but didnt watch it because it was innapropriate, obviously. But on my account, it posted that video ALL over my friends’ walls automatically, so that’s why it was all over last night, somebody must have opened it and it just leaked all over. But it was deleted it looks like…

  • Laurie Smat

    My son attempted to download this on his iphone and it sent it to all of his contacts – we have deactivated his FACEBOOK account to hopefully stop send but what now? Can he reactivate his account and be sure that it is gone?

  • Laurie Smat

    My son attempted to download this on his iphone and it sent it to all of his contacts – we have deactivated his FACEBOOK account to hopefully stop send but what now? Can he reactivate his account and be sure that it is gone?

  • scott

    Anyone know what it installs on the local pc? I assume it loads some malware in addition to posting the video links on FB.

  • scott

    Anyone know what it installs on the local pc? I assume it loads some malware in addition to posting the video links on FB.

  • http://technott.com sudip kafle

    @Laurie Smat: Sending it to all contracts cannot do any harm If you haven’t installed the file flvdirect.exe. I don’t think it gets installed in iPhone either. If you are sure you haven’t installed the file, you are not in danger.

  • sudip

    @Laurie Smat: Sending it to all contracts cannot do any harm If you haven’t installed the file flvdirect.exe. I don’t think it gets installed in iPhone either. If you are sure you haven’t installed the file, you are not in danger.

  • mark nemtzov

    wow so hot

  • mark nemtzov

    wow so hot

  • Chris

    Thx dude, I got fooled by this and downloaded it,now it spammed the same message to every fucking one of my friends. Ill tell you right now,that ALOT of people. anyway,I can use this website to explain to my friends what happened with the link.

  • Chris

    Thx dude, I got fooled by this and downloaded it,now it spammed the same message to every fucking one of my friends. Ill tell you right now,that ALOT of people. anyway,I can use this website to explain to my friends what happened with the link.

  • Sandra

    good spotting sherlock :) the link looked a bit dodgy but thanks to a mean anti virus program at uni wasn’t able to open it.

  • Sandra

    good spotting sherlock :) the link looked a bit dodgy but thanks to a mean anti virus program at uni wasn’t able to open it.

  • http://facebook sarah

    HI I SAW THE VIDEO LINK ON MY FRIENDS WALL AND WOULD LIKE TO TO SEE THE VIDEO! Can i open video without the person knowing i watched it? is it a real video or just to tempt you to open the video or what?
    thanks for your replys

  • Jadon

    Thank you for clearing this up. The message has been floating around our little group of friends, so everyone has at least six or seven of them in their walls. I hope that facebook will remove it, but my question is, how did it start off in the first place? Thank you.

  • Jadon

    Thank you for clearing this up. The message has been floating around our little group of friends, so everyone has at least six or seven of them in their walls. I hope that facebook will remove it, but my question is, how did it start off in the first place? Thank you.

  • Sam

    Sarah, are you not paying attention? It’s not a real video. And if it was, how would the person know you watched it? This link is a scam to get you to open it so your computer can get the virus and then it will automatically post the video to your friends/contacts. And if you download the program, you’ll have a worse virus.

  • Sam

    Sarah, are you not paying attention? It’s not a real video. And if it was, how would the person know you watched it? This link is a scam to get you to open it so your computer can get the virus and then it will automatically post the video to your friends/contacts. And if you download the program, you’ll have a worse virus.

  • Jeff

    It’s not been removed yet! It’s on my wall right now.. and the link to it is still active. Another variant I presume?

  • Jeff

    It’s not been removed yet! It’s on my wall right now.. and the link to it is still active. Another variant I presume?

  • http://www.techweblog.de/2010/05/02/optical-illusion-hq-bei-facebook-vorsicht/ » Optical Illusion! [HQ] bei Facebook – Vorsicht! – techweblog | Software & Hardware

    [...] Wer derzeit den Link/das Video Optical Illusion! [HQ] auf seine Pinnwand (“Dein Name – this is without doubt the hottest video ever! ”) bei Facebook geschrieben bekommt sollte diesen Link nicht öffnen und den Eintrag am Besten gleich wieder von seiner Pinnwand löschen, damit er sich nicht weiter verbreitet und weitere Rechner zerstören könnte.(Es handelt sich dabei sehr wahrscheinlich um einen Virus oder Maleware.) [...]

  • TT

    It’s still out there as of today, May 4.

  • TT

    It’s still out there as of today, May 4.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1611068201&ref=profile heather diacossavas

    please remove this from my facebook page thank you!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1611068201&ref=profile heather diacossavas

    please remove this from my facebook page thank you!

  • the king of POKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    oh thanks i was just about to watch it

  • the king of POKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    oh thanks i was just about to watch it

  • desimanamana

    wow so now the last thing is to find oouuuttttt………who made this crap

  • desimanamana

    wow so now the last thing is to find oouuuttttt………who made this crap

  • chris keller

    Remove it from mine too, while your at it.

    Thanks!

  • chris keller

    Remove it from mine too, while your at it.

    Thanks!

  • lkh96

    Thank you so much for the warning.

  • lkh96

    Thank you so much for the warning.

  • mcortez

    what if you open it with your iPhone? and what are the signs of it affecting the phone??

  • mcortez

    what if you open it with your iPhone? and what are the signs of it affecting the phone??

  • RImppi

    “thanks for details.i was just about to download it!” WTF? You guys just download everything to you computer?

  • RImppi

    “thanks for details.i was just about to download it!” WTF? You guys just download everything to you computer?

  • http://leonardomusumeci.net/2010/05/03/optical-illusion-hq-link-ad-un-video-di-facebook-che-potrebbe-contenere-un-virus/ Leonardo Musumeci » Blog Archive » Optical Illusion! [HQ] – Link ad un video di Facebook che potrebbe contenere un virus

    [...] Fonte: Optical Illusion! [HQ] ” – Facebook video link which may contain virus [...]

  • MauiBob

    It got a friend of mine’s Mac. Anybody know how to get rid of it.

    Never had this problem with Mac before. Guess that is what happens when you double your market share. Bob

  • MauiBob

    It got a friend of mine’s Mac. Anybody know how to get rid of it.

    Never had this problem with Mac before. Guess that is what happens when you double your market share. Bob

  • jayy

    Is there another one going around?
    this is without doubt the sexiest video ever! :P :P :P Candid Camera Prank! [HQ]
    Its via Juke Box, or whatever
    Smells fishy….. is it a new one going around?

  • jayy

    Is there another one going around?
    this is without doubt the sexiest video ever! :P :P :P Candid Camera Prank! [HQ]
    Its via Juke Box, or whatever
    Smells fishy….. is it a new one going around?

  • http://facebook.com kamal

    woooaaaaaa…!!!!!!!!
    this come again…pleased block it…

  • http://facebook.com kamal

    woooaaaaaa…!!!!!!!!
    this come again…pleased block it…

  • http://facebook.com kamal

    now in different mane…media frame…

  • http://facebook.com kamal

    now in different mane…media frame…

  • http://facebook holly

    what if the application settings the multimedia isnt showing up how do u get rid of this i dnot want to see butts on my page lol unless a hot guy lol

  • http://supporttroopshm@aol.com holly

    how can i get rid of it if its not in apps

  • http://supporttroopshm@aol.com holly

    help

  • http://facebook holly

    can you remove this from mine?

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