{"id":25015,"date":"2016-12-08T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/2016\/12\/08\/watch-out-for-svg-in-facebook-messenger-to-avoid-ransomware\/"},"modified":"2016-12-08T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T16:00:00","slug":"watch-out-for-svg-in-facebook-messenger-to-avoid-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/watch-out-for-svg-in-facebook-messenger-to-avoid-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Out For SVG in Facebook Messenger To Avoid Ransomware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6127\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesdev.net\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WatchXOut.jpg\" alt=\"watchxout\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>By now, you\u2019re probably familiar with the ransomware known as \u201cLocky.\u201d It\u2019s an insidious form of malware that completely locks down your computer and encrypts all your files. Once it has taken root in your system, you\u2019ve only got two choices, neither of them good.<\/p>\n<p>You can either restore your machine from whatever backups you have, or you can pay the BitCoin ransom to get your system and your files back.<\/p>\n<p>What you may not be aware of is that hackers have found a new way of spreading the software. Increasingly, they\u2019re using the Facebook Messenger app, and in particular, they\u2019re embedding the software inside SVG graphics files.<\/p>\n<p>If you get a Facebook message, even if it is from a known and trusted source, and that message contains an SVG file, don\u2019t click it under any circumstance. Your friend\u2019s Facebook account may have been compromised and could be used by the hackers to spread their malware to other systems.<\/p>\n<p>SVG files are Scalable Vector Graphics and have the convenient (and unfortunate, in this instance) ability to house embedded content, such as Javascripts. 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