A Facebook application using misleading messages spread quickly over the weekend. The application itself did no harm beyond making a mess but may be part of an indirect attempt to attract surfers towards sites promoting scareware packages.

The application, Error Check System, posed as notification of errors in a Facebook user’s profile. Attempting to view these supposed errors allowed the application to activate. This, in turn, allowed the application to access to the affected user’s friends, who were then spammed with notifications, further spreading the social networking chain-letter.

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