Facebook Lets 2 Million Computers Remove Malware

Thanks to Facebook more than 2 million computers have been virus-free for the past three months again.When logging on to the social networking site Facebook detected that the computers were infected with malware. Then, users were offered a tool to remove the infection.

The removal tool runs in the background and users will see a notification when the scan is performed. Facebook already offered the tools of ESET, F-Secure and Trend Micro, and there is now also the Malware Scan for Facebook joined Kaspersky Lab as the social networking site let know . In total, there would be via the scanner Kaspersky Lab for over 260,000 Facebook users have been helped.