ESET Security Research Lab has discovered a Trojan horse that is programmed to steal your login details for Facebook and check for credit card details stored in Facebook applications.According to ESET, the Trojan (The PokerAgent Botnet) attacks those who play poker on the Zynga Poker application on Facebook. The social game has over 38 million users worldwide today and ESET claims that over 16,000 users have had their credentials stolen.
How to protect yourself from Trojan Horses
The PokerAgent Botnet is spreading very quickly, but so far it's mainly users in Israel who have had their login details stolen. The best way to protect yourself against this and other Trojans is to be careful storing credit card details in Facebook applications and to make sure that you have an up-to-date security software installed on your computer. Also, always be careful what you click on, within Facebook. Not everything might be from your friends, even if it looks like it. Click on the wrong thing and you'll never know what kind of malware will end up on your computer.