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Warning: the 'Facebook color' app is a virus

Hand holding a phone using the Facebook app (Maria Elena)
(Maria Elena)

An app claiming it can change the color of your Facebook profile page is actually a virus.

The app reportedly loads malware onto your smartphone or computer.

Here's how it works:

Users click on the fake app, sending them to a malicious website, then asks them to watch a tutorial video about the color-changing feature. By agreeing to watch the clip, users not only give hackers access to their profiles, but lets the app spam their friends.

According to security blogs, more than 10,000 people around the world have been duped so far.

The good news is the bad app is pretty easy to get rid of -- just visit your Facebook app settings and remove it.

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