Facebook announced a year long partnership with McAfee to offer a 6 month free subscription to 350 million Facebook users. Facebook users can take advantage of this offer by visiting the Protect Your PC tab on the McAfee Page on Facebook. currently this offer is not available in India but Indian Facebook users can install McAfee by selecting USA or UK from country selection drop down.
For the rare case in which an account is compromised, we’ve developed a unique process that requires the account owner to take steps to secure the account and learn security best practices. We’ve also incorporated custom McAfee software into this process for people identified as having infected computers. Now, if your computer is infected, you will be asked to run a scan like the one shown below and clean it before accessing Facebook. We’re not aware of another free Internet service that takes this much responsibility for helping people keep their accounts secure.
Security Tips Published on Facebook Website
- Don’t open attachments in emails that look suspicious or come from an unknown or untrustworthy source.
- Don’t open attachments unless you know what they are, even if they’re from friends.
- Delete chain mail and spam from your email and Facebook inboxes.
- Be cautious when downloading files from the Internet.
- Be cautious of any message, post or link you see on Facebook that looks suspicious, requires an additional login, or asks you to download or upgrade software.
- Use an up-to-date browser that features an anti-phishing blacklist. Some examples include Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.0.10.
- Choose unique logins and passwords for each of the websites you use.
- Check to see that you’re logging in from a legitimate Facebook page with the Facebook.com domain.
