The now infamous Mikeyy worm returned to Twitter today, and this time it went after celebrities.
Mikeyy doesn’t appear to spread malware right now. If you happen to be affected, you will simply get unwanted Tweets in your stream.
@oprah – sup? welcome to twitter. – mikeyy
you funny. – mikeyy
@souljaboytellem – your music sucks dude. – mikeyy
@cnnbrk – he’s back.
– mikeyy
Twitter, you should be paying me now. – mikeyy
@TheEllenShow – hey baby, love me long time? – mikeyy
To prevent infection, it’s smart to:
1. Stop visiting Twitter profiles on the web, since these are the source -
2. You might want use a 3rd party app like TweetDeck or Seesmic Desktop for now
3. Disable javascript in your browser settings, or use a Firefox add-on like no-script, which stops unwanted scripts from running
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