"Every day people put themselves at risk by clicking it not beware of invitations that are sent by a friend to join in a group or write in their walls," said AVG's Marketing Manager Lloyd Borret.
"They put all personal information including date of birth and photograph in their pages. They even responded to the request for Facebook fake, "added Borret.
To help the user to stay safe on Facebook, AVG provides 10 tips:
1. think of what will be added; receiving a request which are provided by a new friend with access posts, photos, messages and information about Your personal background. Note the list of friends and think back to who is entitled to access your personal belongings.
2. Check your privacy settings. Facebook recently made an update, set the privacy of the home can be very mean.
3. the reasons are on Facebook. Whether sharing photos? Keep in touch with other people? Share links and update activity? Ask yourself what you want to capture your personal profile. Thus will further trim the personal information that is in the public.
4.smart about passwords. try not to use the same password for all accounts. Think about the type of security questions which are installed and where it will send an update.
5. Vigilant use of computers. When entering into an account from different computers, verify that the computer does not store your email address or password.
6. be careful with is said. All status updates and comment is posted, anyone can view, clone and post back wherever and whenever. Do you want others to know that you are at home alone this night or go on vacation next week?.
7. Note phishing attacks. Much effort is made to obtain log-in username and password by tricking users with fake Facebook email. Never mengidahkan email link that ask to reset your password. If you need to reset just to your Facebook page.
8. take immediate steps. If friends start to receive spam or status updates that appear but not created by the users themselves so that the possibility of tersusupi accounts. Change the password immediately did. If you can't get into a personal account, please go to the Help link at the bottom of Facebook and click Security to notify Facebook.
9. protect your mobile device. Many phones that have direct access to social networking sites, including Facebook. Be wary of anyone accessing your mobile phone and make sure the account has the log-out-owned.
10. Monitor suspicious activity. Supervise the suspicious activity on your walls, traces of news and Facebook inbox. Never click suspicious links. Take a closer look, if the link is not authentic, never clicking on it.