Popularity of a website will automatically attract cyber criminals to took aim. Similarly, Twitter and its users, not escape from the target spreaders of malware and viruses.
Graham Cluley of Sophos explained, the virus is transmitted through a short URL goo.gl. Users were led to open links a fake antivirus application which actually is a virus itself.
"Thousands tweeps found their accounts to post links that contain malicious programs without their permission. This indicates an attack from fake anti-virus," Cluley said as quoted from PC World, on Tuesday (01/25/2011).
Mentioned Cluley, malicious program attacks delivered through the link using the short URL is not something new. Short URL service like bit.ly goo.gl and Twitter users often used because it can cut the number of character tweet.
This is a field of interest to cyber criminals to use in spreading malware or viruses. Moreover, with the large number of Twitter users, will be very profitable for them to get the victim in large quantities once the shutter.
Graham Cluley of Sophos explained, the virus is transmitted through a short URL goo.gl. Users were led to open links a fake antivirus application which actually is a virus itself.
"Thousands tweeps found their accounts to post links that contain malicious programs without their permission. This indicates an attack from fake anti-virus," Cluley said as quoted from PC World, on Tuesday (01/25/2011).
Mentioned Cluley, malicious program attacks delivered through the link using the short URL is not something new. Short URL service like bit.ly goo.gl and Twitter users often used because it can cut the number of character tweet.
This is a field of interest to cyber criminals to use in spreading malware or viruses. Moreover, with the large number of Twitter users, will be very profitable for them to get the victim in large quantities once the shutter.
I often find the sort url, and I hesitate to follow the url afraid my computer is a dangerous virus
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