Sexy photo post on Facebook

You log on to Facebook and there is a post supposedly by a friend that has a provocative picture and a caption that dares you to watch the video.  Something like "You won't believe what she did in this video - it isn't even legal".  If you try to watch the video it won't appear to go anywhere but a few things probably just happened.

1. Your account info might be compromised and someone could steal your profile.
2. You might have some new spyware on your computer waiting to steal your passwords and any personal or financial information you use online.
3. Your friends might see a similar post supposedly from you so their con game can continue to run rampant across the internet.
4. You might have the latest virus.

The first thing you need to do is make sure your Facebook sessions are secure.  Look at the address bar and it should say "https://www.facebook.com" with the lock in front of that.  If your address bar doesn't say this while you are on Facebook go to Account settings and then Account Security and check the box that says "Browse Facebook on a secure connection whenever possible."

The next thing is run Anti-spyware.  If you don't have one try Ad-Aware or Spybot.  Also run your anti-virus.

This scam lives off of your curiosity, if it sounds like something this friend would not post - don't click it.  If you are not sure, send them a private message and ask them.  That would be better than getting a virus or losing sensitive information.