Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn

Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn

via InfoWorld News on 5/22/12

Malware writers have used Crossrider, a cross-browser extension development framework, to build a click-fraud worm that spreads on Facebook, security researchers from antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab said on Monday. Crossrider is a legitimate Javascript framework that implements a unified API (application programming interface) for building Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer extensions.