Comments on: That e-mail attachment is not a Twitter invite

Symantec says fake Twitter invite that comes with an attachment is a mass-mailing worm, which gathers e-mail addresses from compromised PCs.

[bobmarleypeople]

durrrrrrrrrr this attachment looks legit! **click** GAAAAAAA!!!!!

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[sythara]

Lol, exactly.

The biggest vulnerability in Windows is a ******* user.

PEBKAC as we used to call it.

[JonathonStriker]

oh, and all this time I thought it was some stupid stalker really trying to get me to join ANOTHER site, like I don't have enough. I'm on facebook, don't currently have need for twitter, and sure wouldn't except a non-friend invite.

[ElizabethMoressi]

Wow Twitter is in more twouble. This site clearly needs a PR firm to get everyone feelin "warm and fuzzy" about them. Well at least they keep us in the loop about the constant phishing scams plaguing them.

Extended Validation SSL across all SocNet sites would be a huge push in slowing down the phishing. I am sure there is a performance issue, but really most users given the chance to opt in would probably be willing to compromise a bit of speed for some security.

[setjeff15081947]

Anybody remember the opening sequence to the movie "Live Free or Die Hard"? Boom! The hacker kid gets blown out of his shoes. Are we closer than we care to think to that? Do I dare open another E-mail? I've kind of gotten used to having my intestines inside of me.

[Harrison912]

Since I have a web site dedicated to safety and security products, I'm always interested in helping keep things a bit safer. Thanks, Elinor, for the heads-up.