Computers & Internet Phones Technology

Spammers on the Media: Stop Automatic Status Update on Facebook Wall

Don’t wait until irrelevant post start showing up on your facebook timeline before you take the right step. Recently we have seen several cases where malicious and deceptive website gain access to their victim facebook account with permission to update the status automatically.

Knowing that their primary aim is not all about you but a means to promoting their website will make you trade with caution when surfing the net or using some mobile applications.

Be rest assured that facebook are not the people giving them access to your account. It’s only that the permission to grant such access is embedded in does deceptive website or application links. When links are click as pre condition to get information or entertainment it goes right into your privacy and apps settings to make changes for automatic posting on your timeline.

To prevent this from happening to you or stop such malicious application from posting nonsense content on your wall take few minute to read and follow these guide to secure account and keep your reputation intact.

1.   Log in to your facebook account using a PC/Laptop.
2.   Go to the “Privacy shortcut” option from the top right corner of the page.
3.   Click from the drop down option “See more settings”.
4.   Click on private from the left pane and change the settings.
5.   Go to the left pane again and click “Apps” option.
6.   It will show you the list of app and website you facebook account is connected.
7.   Check for the name of that application or website from that list and delete or stage the settings.
We recommended you delete it entirely.

Hope it was helpful to you.

Please don’t forget to share with you friends and family on this new negative development in the internet,

About the author

Briggz5d

Content Creator for Ngbuzz.com

Leave a Comment