There is a new virus is stealing passwords from Facebook users. McAfee says the virus arrives in an email that tricks people into clicking on an attachment by telling them their Facebook passwords have been changed. The attachment downloads malware onto the person's computer. McAfee has an image of what the email looks like here.
Reuters reports that the Facebook.com site is a big target for spammers and fraudsters because it has so many users.
Dave Marcus, McAfee's director of malware research and communications, said that he expects the hackers will succeed in infecting millions of computers.
"With Facebook as your lure, you potentially have 400 million people that can click on the attachment. If you get 10 percent success, that's 40 million," he said.
Facebook.com's traffic recently topped Google.com's according to Hitwise.
There is a new virus is stealing passwords from Facebook users. McAfee says the virus arrives in an email that tricks people into clicking on an attachment by telling them their Facebook passwords have been changed. The attachment downloads malware onto the person's computer. McAfee has an image of what the email looks like 
