Twitter being Attacked by Koobface

Jul 12, 2009

Recent article on Wackao on how Twitter can be easily spammed and it seems like Twitter can easily be spammed by malware like the Koobface which recently infected thousands of users with a message like “My home video[URL]” and all these URL lead to Koobface website.

Official Twitter Status on Koobface

“Some users’ PCs have been infected with a variant of the Koobface malware. This malware sends bogus tweets when the user logs into Twitter.We are currently suspending all accounts that we detect sending such bogus tweets. If we suspend your account, we will send you an email notifying you of the suspension. This email also includes tips for removing the malware from your PC.”

“This is apparently the second attack given by Koobface in Twitter, the first one used only three different TinyURLs with infected users; this malware mutation gave the infection a longer life than the previous one, that also appeared on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, Friendster and LiveJournal.” [Source:Crenk]

Koobface is a worm and has a long history of infecting various social networking sites including myspace,hi5,bebo,friendster and facebook.

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