Koobface Virus Now Loose on Twitter

What to expect

Adam Ostrow blogs, "Koobface, an infamous virus that has previously been a big problem on Facebook, MySpace, and other social networks, is now spreading its wings to Twitter. Like previous virsues that have been spread via Twitter, the way to get infected with this one is to follow a link."

Adam goes on to explain that "what Koobface does once you follow the link is a bit trickier than some other scams. It first shows you what appears to be a YouTube video (on a page and URL that resembles YouTube). And, like occasionally the case with YouTube videos, you’re then asked to upgrade your Flash player."

Enlarge the image on the right to see what you can expect to see is this type of exploit.

Be very careful downloading EXE's from non-Adobe websites. If you want to make sure you have the latest version, get it directly from Adobe.com: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

You can get a fix from TrendMicro here: http://blog.trendmicro.com/koobface-increases-twitter-activity/