Some Facebook accounts that were hijacked in phishing attacks last week were used to send out spam on Thursday that directed people to a Web site hosting malware, according to the social networking company.
Some Facebook users reported receiving messages that said "look at mygener.im" and contained a link that led to a site that appeared to be hosting adware, said Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt. Adware is software that automatically displays or plays ads on a computer once it has been installed and can be used to spy on computers.
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