In view of its immense popularity,
Facebook has been facing a lot of
security threats from . These days, however, Facebook has been introducing a lot of security features to help protect its users. A while back, it announced the
Facebook AntiVirus Marketplace.
Malware Checkpoint for Facebook
Facebook has now announced one more feature called the
Malware Checkpoint for Facebook.
Previously, if you suspected you may have malware installed on your device, you would either need to run anti-virus on your device or wait until Facebook identified an actionable threat.
Now, with the introduction of this new self-enrollment Malware Checkpoint, you will be able to pro-actively obtain your choice of a free anti-virus product to scan and clean your system.
It works like this. If you feel that you Facebook account has been compromised – probably due to a malware infection on your computer you can visit the checkpoint to get your computer scanned free of cost.
Sure, you can always run your own antivirus and download and use any other stand-alone solution, but Facebook makes it a bit easier for you.
