Twitter: How to Fix the Mikeyy Worm/Virus
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Did You Get Hit By The Twitter Worm, Mikeyy?
Recently, Twitter has been hit by a worm that spreads when people check out the profile pages of the ones they are following.
Their account then gets infected and they too start spreading the seemingly harmless but infected tweets. Some of them include links to infected accounts.
How To Fix The Problem Fast
Here’s the fastest way to fix the problem at hand:
Go to your Settings and re-update your name, username, more info URL, one line BIO, password.
If you do that, it will stop your account from infecting other Twitter accounts when they visit your profile page.
How Will I Know If I Got Hit By The Worm?
If you check out your status or your public timeline and you see a strain of consecutive tweets about Mikeyy, then you know you got hit by it.
Will This Affect My Computer?
Rest easy – this is not going to infect your computer. This is an online strain of virus that changes certain factors in your profile settings.
You will not lose any valuable information in your computer.
Do Your Part!
If you took action with regards on how to fix the worm and you have got it fixed, spread the word about how to fix it as well. You can use this sample Tweet:
How to fix the worm: Go to Settings > Re-update name, username, more info URL, one line BIO, password. Pls RT
You will help a lot of people and put an end to this Twitter strain.
Related Reading: PC World – Twitter Worm Attack Continues: Here’s How to Keep Safe
About the author: This article was written by @AsherAw. Get more updated information at www.moremoneytospend.com/blog/2009/04/twitter-how-to-remove-the-mikeyy-wormvirus
Courtesy: EzineArticles
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