BE CAREFUL: Twitter hit with Goo.gl faked antivirus worm

[morosco]

Posted: 1/21/11 at 4:20pm

A new virus is spreading around Twitter using the Google 'goo.gl' URL shortening service, posing as anti-virus software. Affected users may see tweets with links in their timelines ending with "m28sx.html," says Graham Cruley of security firm Sophos.

Clicking on the link will take the user a page that claims the computer is infected, and attempts to trick him or her into installing the malware-infected software as well as to pay for disinfection. Once downloaded, the virus then posts a tweet under the users account with the link in an attempt to infect his or her followers.


Twitter hit with Goo.gl faked antivirus worm

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 1/21/11 at 4:25pm

Well, see, there you go.

Another reason not to use Twitter.

[CyCoSpAz2]

Posted: 1/21/11 at 6:13pm

yea, because people only post links on Twitter.