When trying to log in to Facebook, the message comes up:
Your computer appears to be infected with a malware
I've tried different browsers, same result with all. Apparently the session thinks my computer is infected. I really did not know that it was infected. It's a Mac. If that's the case it's only this user. Might be something else the browser is complaining about. I'm on OS X 10.6 with Firefox 8.
How can the browser know that my computer is infected?
Update:
It turned out that Facebook has shut my account down without notice, NOT telling me, right. The least they could do is send me an email telling me but I guess they don't bother. The error message is pointless.
Best Answer
Firefox uses Phishing and Malware Protection, which is a Google service. Basically, it checks the sites that you visit against lists of reported phishing and malware sites. This link explains the technical details of the Safe Browsing protocol.
Google has an support article on this notice as well.