Facebook's Let's check your device for malicious software [Fix]
Today I was browsing Facebook on my computer when I noticed that I was disconnected from the chat. When I tried to refresh the page I was logged out of Facebook and I thought someone changed my password or something like that, so I tried to log in as fast as possible. To my surprise there was a message waiting for me (like this, just that it wanted me to download Trend Micro insted of Kaspersky):
I didn't want to download this software and the fact that Facebook forced me to download it didn't go well with me. What annoyed me with that, is that I knew I didn't have a virus, because I checked my computer with Avast and Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware programs and they didn't detect anything. So I started Googling, but there was no good answer on how to get past that without downloading their scanner program. For all of the people who are in the same situation - Here is the solution:
- Check your computer for viruses with your anti-virus or anti-malware software of choice. If you don't find any viruses or you remove the viruses you may continue.
- You have to delete your cookies. You don't need to delete all of them, just the ones that facebook sets. For Chrome you can delete them like this: the three dots in the corner -> settings -> show advanced settings... -> under privacy select Content Settings... -> All cookies and site data... -> search for Facebook in the search box -> click on the x on the facebook cookies and click done
- Refresh the facebook page
- Before you log in, right click anywhere on the page and click inspect element.
- A box like in the image bellow will open and click the button shown there.

- A screen will change into something like that on the image bellow. From the dropdown menu select any device you want.

- Now all you have to do is log in, close the inspect element box with the x on the top right corner of the box and if you are still seeing the mobile version of Facebook just change the URL from m.facebook.com to facebook.com.
- Enjoy Facebook without downloading anything to your device.
Edit:
You won't be able to send links in the chat for some time. For me it took 3 days until I could post links again.


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