Scam alert: Don’t fall for ‘dislike’ button on Facebook

Clicking on the link will lead to fake messages and unwanted JavaScript.

The Toronto Star reports: “A new online scam urging social network users to ‘Enable Dislike Button’ on their Facebook pages just embarrasses you and entangles bad script in your computer.”

Clicking on the link “will forward fake messages to your online friends and run unwanted JavaScript on your computer,” the Star said.

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