A malicious worm appears to be spreading across the Twitter network.
Over the past few hours, I have received a half dozen direct messages encouraging me to check out several supposed videos.
While I cannot confirm they are the Koobface virus, several people sent me this message:
“haha check out this vid”
I removed the url to prevent any accidental clicks.
In the past, the Koobface virus has hidden behind the promise of videos the victim was in.
Regardless of it is the Koobface, it is a dangerous link and should be avoided.
Upon doing a quick Twitter search, it is clear many users have already made that mistake and are spreading the worm. I hope you are not the next victim.
DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK IF YOU SEE IT. IT IS DANGEROUS TO YOUR COMPUTER AND THREATENS ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU HAVE STORED THERE.
If you already clicked the link, change your password immediately, delete all posts that resulted from when you clicked the link and post a note explaining what happened.
REMINDER: Don’t ever click a link that doesn’t seem consistent with the user’s particular post pattern. And while it’s difficult to predict exactly what could be a virus, malicious software is often hidden behind misspelled messages or items that promise to share videos or photos.
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