Potential Virus Alert
Everyone, there's something odd happening at Twitter and Facebook. There's a flaw in the system that allows third party web sites to open in your browser by mousing over keywords.
I'm not finding much information yet, but Sophos.com had a post on it just now and there's also one at Thinq.
I got off both Twitter and Facebook when I noticed a big orange graphic loading on my Twitter page. I'll keep an eye on the web for any updates.
You might want to run your virus protection just to be on the safe side.
If anyone hears anything new, let me know. Thanks.
UPDATE: Goddess Fish Productions posted a link from Forbes saying Twitter has patched the bug.
I'm still running a comprehensive scan on my machine just to be safe. I'll wait for it to finish before I get back online.
It's a good habit to regularly run scans on your computer even between the automatic scans for instances just like this.
I'm not finding much information yet, but Sophos.com had a post on it just now and there's also one at Thinq.
I got off both Twitter and Facebook when I noticed a big orange graphic loading on my Twitter page. I'll keep an eye on the web for any updates.
You might want to run your virus protection just to be on the safe side.
If anyone hears anything new, let me know. Thanks.
UPDATE: Goddess Fish Productions posted a link from Forbes saying Twitter has patched the bug.
I'm still running a comprehensive scan on my machine just to be safe. I'll wait for it to finish before I get back online.
It's a good habit to regularly run scans on your computer even between the automatic scans for instances just like this.
Comments
http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenberg/2010/09/21/twitter-hit-with-a-quick-spreading-clickless-virus/
Goddess Fish: Thanks for the update!
Luckily, some folks in Australia noticed it first, so people in the northern hemisphere weren't as widely affected.
I ran my virus checker anyway. It's too dangerous to assume otherwise.
Thanks for the warning. I haven't been on Twitter in awhile and haven't noticed anything on Facebook.
Ref: I run my scan every week.
That's a smart habit.
Enduring hackers gets old fast.
Thanks for keeping us in the know. Otherwise, I would be clueless.