Well, I thought it was just my ‘friends’ on Facebook that were clicking the spider link, so I just left them to their own devices (I’ve warned them a million times about this sort of stuff and they choose to ignore the warnings). I’ve seen a bunch more people click that link though, so I figured I’d put up a blog post about it.
The spider link on Facebook isn’t going to show you any videos of *disgusting* stuff. You’re not going to see baby spiders coming out of someone’s bellybutton. Why the hell would you want to see that anyway!? 😀 If you or any of your Facebook friends have clicked on the bogus link, chances are your system is infected. In case you don’t know what the link looks like, here it is:
While we’re on the subject, you might want to *avoid* the Free iPad Facebook posts, along with the naked chicks.
If you want to click on these types of links, let us know. We can configure your system so that you’re protected once you click links like this and realize they are completely fake and do nothing but invite viruses onto your system.
Dean
I am a Software Developer, System Administrator, and consignment software specialist. I currently manage hundreds of consignment workstations, point of sale systems, and database servers all across North America and I am the developer of Peeps' Software, Peeps2Go, and Peeps' Consignor Login for iOS and Android. I've been helping consignment & resale store-owners since 2003. I started The Computer Peeps in February of 2010. Peeps' Software launched in 2016 and is now on hundreds of systems all across North America. I have successfully converted dozens of stores from all of the major consignment software systems. After 20 years of working with consignment stores, I understand the unique challenges consignment & resale store-owners face. From electrical issues in old buildings or strip malls, to advocating for them when their old consignment software keeps crashing.