twitterThere have been reports from Network World, that a new twitter virus is on the loose. The virus will auto-tweet this message “Hey everyone, join StalkDaily.com. It’s a site like Twitter but with pictures,videos and so much more. In the worst case, the virus will lock you out of your twitter account, according to Sheamus Bennett.

Sheamus Bennett gave an advice that under no circumstances you should visit StalkDaily.com. It is said to infect your Twitter profile even if you are not registered or logged on to the site.

Curt Monash of Network World says that you can get infected even if you do not visit the site. Clicking on the GangsterBoy Twitter account could be more than enough to activate this virus.

Bennett has come up with steps in order to remove StalkDaily from your Twitter profile. The steps are:

  1. Clear your cache and empty all of your cookies, of your specific browser.
  2. Log out of TweetDeck or any external applications you are using.
  3. Change the password of your Twitter account.
  4. Log back in. It should be okay. If so, log back into TweetDeck et al.
  5. Go back and delete any tweets sent by you recommending StalkDaily. This is important.

Twitter’s Spam account has issued an update stating that it is aware of the presence of StalkDaily, and is working to eradicate it.They recommend doing a password reset if you’re locked out of your account as it may have reset your password for safety reasons.