Security Response

This is now getting a bit tedious but the Twitter and Koobface bandwagon just keeps on tumbling down the slippery slopes. Today there are many reports of yet another variant of Koobface doing the rounds through Twitter. The tweets doing the rounds contain the following messages:

• My home video :)
• Watch my new private video! LOL :)
• michaeljackson' testament on youtube

I had a look for some of the hacked twitter accounts myself and found a few unfortunate souls whose accounts have been hijacked to spread this malware. Here's one example I have found below. Some of the TinyURLs are pointing to the AdultFriendFinder Web site; the one below is not responding but appears to be active.

Other URLs are directing users to a fake video Web site that contains the usual Codec-type social...