Facebook suffering from Koobface

Attention All Facebook Users!!! you might be victim of Koobface.

If you get any post similar to this ignore it better yet, delete it.If you Click on the link  you will be prompted to update the flash player which will actually install the virus.The koobface virus in addition to spreading such messages from your account will also record vital information which you type in like credit card information or login id's & password.

Experts say that it is a new version of W32 worm which is very similar to email viruses which spread during the early days of internet. So it could be easily flushed out of the system by just updating the anti-virus program and scanning the whole system once.It is said koobface attacks only social networking sites.As for now only facebook and Myspace have been affected. 

Facebook has officially confirmed the spread of koobface and has provided instructions to affected users.