Is it suspicious for facebook to ask for my system administrator password?

[JA B incognito]

I was trying to create a photo album on facebook. I have uploaded photos there before for my profile pic and to add to notes, but when I tried to create a photo album, it wanted me to download an exporting app for iphoto, and to download that it required me to be my computer's system administrator, and enter my main password.
Advice to Karthrik: Do not advise people if your knowledge of the problem begins with "if."

Thanks to all others. But now I can't create photo albums, because that page is blocked. Any advice on how to get around that?

And I still have the installer sitting on my desktop. Is there any place to report that sort of thing?

I'm not too worried about spyware because Mac still claims their OS is too simple to hijack. Is that just propaganda? I heard a rumor in the legit news that apple had been breached by harmless ibots not all that long ago, but the apple store is still officially denying this.

What's up with that?
@wyrm: "Worm?" LOL! Sorry, I wish I could trust that your link was legit.

What world... what a world...
...or how about "Fish Trapper" (weir 'em)

But seriously, someone must be checking back here, because someone tagged their interest. So what about the follow ups? I'm only recently reformed cyberamish, so I'm pretty clueless here. Are questions that challenge the legitmacy of hackers considered faux pas or what?

I mean, like, to borrow a page from Bloom County, I have no fear of waking up and finding my credit rating slashed, but they do have other ways of making us wish we hadn't talked. Whatwhat?
OK! Thanks, wyrm. Especially for being such a good sport after the name calling. Your information seems in line with what I've gotten from two people I know and trust. It doesn't explain what I've heard on the radio about hackers being able to use URLs that "mimmic" legit sites, but the radio never said that they could *exactly duplicate* a return address, so maybe the radio was referring to the sort of partial immitation you cited.

So I guess the best advice then would be Don't Panic, but remain sensibly cautious, use a Mac, and for Pete's sake, always back up your files!!!
PS: Whoever upgraded my consumer profile so the pop ups would start trying to sell me BMWs, Lincolns and invite me to visit the local diamond merchants...

Cut it out!!! si vous plait.

[efk]

Very much so. Run away as fast as you can.

[Mike]

Yeah, it's a scam. Never enter your system, or any other password for that matter, into an unrelated site or application, especially an app that a site if forcing you to download

[Karthik R]

If it's a legit app, and since Facebook is legit, I don't see why you shouldn't enter your particulars. Seems as thought you aren't actually an administrator. Might want to look at your privileges.

[256]

Doesn't sound good. Go back from whence you came! :O D: lol

Seriously that must be a fake page or something.

[wyrm]

Apparently, Facebook really has an application to export photos for iPhoto. If the offer to install software was triggered by something related to your own profile, then it's probably the legitimate version of Facebook's application.

So, if you trust Facebook, and if you want that functionality, then go ahead and install.

If there's any question about the legitimacy of the offered version, though, snag the installer from the URL below.

[edit]

As the man always said, "Don't take my word for it!" You can easily confirm that the link is legit by looking at the domain. Don't necessarily use the displayed text, but mouse over the link and read the URL in your status bar at the bottom of your browser. They'll be the same (or possibly shortened on the display), but it's better to be safe.

Anyway, the domain is "developers.facebook.com". This tells you that the content is controlled by facebook, and by context, you can surmise that anything under that domain is controlled not by the users, but by facebook staff (and here, obviously, their developers).

If the domain was something creepy like "facebook.com.example.cn", you would have strong cause for concern, though. That domain would not be controlled by facebook, but by the notional "example.cn".