mikeyy- another twitter worm on the fly
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Yup, you guessed it. Last time, it was StalkDaily worm, this time around its mikeyy. Mikeyy is an exploit that carries the name of a 17 year old boy who assumingly was responsible hand behind StalkfDaily worm.
Before you get too much worried, I would like to tell you that attack is more of a nuisance than a malicious worm. The only task it performs is it posts unwanted messages.
The worm posts message with the name “mikeyy” and its content is
Mikeyy I am done…
MikeyyMikeyy is done..
Twitter please fix this, regards Mikeyy
Man, Twitter can’t fix sh*t. Mikeyy owns. :)
Dude, Mikeyy is the sh*t! :)
Twitter should really fix this…
Apparenlty, mikeyy appears to be using the same technique as StalkDaily, suggesting that the issue has not been fully fixed, it adds an executable script after #color in the CSS. In Twitter settings there are multiple user editable fields, and there is huge possibility that it might be using a different field for input.
Having read all this, you probably might be thinking on what preventive measures to take. Well the measures are as follows:
- Avoid visiting Twitter profiles on the web
- Consider using a 3rd party app like TweetDeck (TweetDeck reviews) or Seesmic Desktop for the time being.
- Disable javascript in your browser settings, or use a Firefox (Firefox reviews) add-on like no-script, which stops unwanted scripts from running
About the author
Muhammad Ali is my name and I see myself as a devoted and hard working software engineer striving to keep up to date with the latest inventions and technologies in the IT world. Likeness for writing is one of the reasons that brought me here.I relish and strive on facing challenges and coming out of them with flying colors.
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