Twitter Spam Scam Hits Users

If you use Twitter, be on the lookout for (another) phishing scam. It comes in the guise of a genuine follower’s message– usually it’s a direct message but there have been reports of the message on the public Twitter roster– saying something like “LOL, is this u?” or “hahaha u look funny here.”

If you click the link in the email, your browser will redirect you to the phishing site that looks just like Twitter. If you enter your username and password, you’ve just handed your credentials over to a spammer. The spammer will use your Twitter account to send messages to all your followers about pharmaceutical drugs; moreover, your account will be used as a springboard for more of those “hahaha u look funny here” messages to infect more Twitter user accounts.

So if you receive such an email, don’t click the link, don’t enter your username and password! If you think you have been snagged by the scam, change your password immediately. You can also read more about the scam at Mashable.

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Really Really Lame Spam

I hope there is no one out there, still falling for this kind of spam. It came this morning, and gave me a good hearty laugh; it was THAT lame:

Dear Windows user,
We recently noticed that your computer is not updated against viruses.
We invite you to update your computer as soon as possible:
[hypertext transfer protocol]microsoft.com/windows/update.aspx?id=21156

Thank you for your understanding.

All in plain text, no images, no “Get Live Mail” advertisement at the bottom, nothing. And when I moved my cursor over the link to the url, it led to this:

[hypertext transfer protocol]megateamworld.net/modules/WindowsUpdate

which is an .exe file. Which means clicking the link will install a (malicious) program onto your computer.

So not even the url was spoofed. There the phishing link was, plain as day! Dumb!! And annoying! :cuss:

Remember, never click on links in emails unless you are expecting them. For added protection, I never open “Fwd” emails anymore. It’s just not worth it to get a virus or a worm so I can look at another “inspirational-story-with-sparkly-pictures-pass-this-on-to-100-friends!!” emails. Not worth it.

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