Facebook cosies up to ESET for malware detection

Facebook, which earlier this year started partnering with F-Secure and Trend Micro for malware detection, has added Slovak vendor ESET to its suite of security products. The previous tie-ups, detailed here, are worth noting to put the new partnership in context. F-Secure and Trend both pointed Facebook users at their free …

[Mark 85]

A sweetheart deal then?

So, the user gets pointed to the "partner" for cleansing after FB delivers the malware? One would have hoped that posts and any links would have been scanned by FB and/or it's partners before being posted to the users. After the crap hits the user, it's a tad late... IMO.

Another reason to ignore FB....

[Neil Barnes]

The user would then get pointed at the vendors' online scan and cleanup services.

Isn't this exactly the behaviour of each and every one of the fake scan and crap-on-the-carpet 'anti virus' scams out there?

[NogginTheNog]

Re: The user would then get pointed at the vendors' online scan and cleanup services.

Isn't this exactly the behaviour of each and every one of the fake scan and crap-on-the-carpet 'anti virus' scams out there?

It's easier to 'Like' and 'Share' these ones with your friends.

[Anonymous Coward]

ESET Online Scanner

I think you'll find that ESET's online scanner will actually remove malware, not just scare monger into a purchase.

[CrosscutSaw]

Re: ESET Online Scanner

Really?? Please tell us more about your employer, AC.....

LOL.