How to remove malicious Apps from Facebook

If your Facebook account is acting weird, your account might have been compromised. Here are the signs that your account might be infected with malicious apps:

– Your account is posting spam or sending unwanted messages.
– Strange or suspicious log in locations are appearing in your account history.
– You see messages or posts in your activity log you don’t remember sending.

How to remove unwanted Apps if you’re using the desktop version of Facebook on a computer:

1 – Log into your Facebook account.

2 – Click the down arrow at the right side of the Menu bar located near the top of the Facebook window.

3 – Click Settings & Privacy and then click Settings.

4 – Click the Apps and Websites link over in the left-hand column. You should now see all the apps that are enabled on your Facebook account.

5 – Remove all the apps that you don’t use or don’t remember enabling.

6 – If you don’t want to use any Apps at all, click on the Edit button under “Apps, Websites and Games” and then click Turn Off.

How to remove unwanted Apps if you use the Facebook app on a mobile device:

1 – Log into the Facebook app.

2 – Tap the Menu icon (it looks like three horizontal lines stacked atop one another).

3 – Scroll down and tap Settings & Privacy.

4 – Tap Settings.

5 – Scroll down and tap Apps and Websites.

6 – Tap Logged in with Facebook. You should now see all the apps that are enabled on your Facebook account.

7 – Remove any and all apps that you don’t use and/or don’t remember enabling.

8 – As mentioned in step 6 of the Desktop procedure above, you can Turn Off the setting under Apps, Websites and Games to prevent ANY apps, games and plugins from running on this account.