What are the specifics of the malware Facebook reported in the New York TIMES on August 26, 2013 column of Bits?

Here is a link to the article:

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/26/malicious-software-poses-as-video-from-a-Facebook-friend/?NL=todaysheadlines & EMC = edit_th_20130827

According to this, Firefox can be infected and typical of virus/malware programs are not effective to deal with the problem because blocking them malware.

I was looking for an alert or specific discussion.

Hello, it is probably important to add that this malware is spread using a vulnerability in chrome or firefox but by social engineering and by encouraging users to install malware under a false pretext. that in itself is not something unusual and happens all over the web all the time - the vector of infection seems to be very effective, however, since you are more likely to install something from one of your social contacts from a site randomly (which could claim a download is necessary because it lacks a plugin or by impostoring false update notice).

If it really is only hanging in firefox as an add-on it should be fairly easy to remove - just press the SHIFT key while lance firefox to access safe mode, go to firefox > addons > extensions and delete something that seems suspicious and you have not added manually: Troubleshooting extensions, themes and problems of hardware acceleration to resolve common Firefox problems

If your system has been compromised, it is also important to change all your stored passwords...

Fix Firefox problems caused by malicious software

Edit: the addon in question has already blocked by mozilla: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/blocked/i444

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