'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter Phishing Scam‎

The 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter phishing scam is a scam that relies on mislabeled links and the imitation of Twitter login pages to make you give away your Twitter account information. Because an 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter phishing scam can hijack a normal Twitter user's account for the purpose of propagation, you shouldn't automatically trust 'I saw a real bad blog about you' style links, even if they're sent to you by friends or other acquaintances. SpywareRemove.com malware experts strongly encourage learning how to identify the best defense against 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter phishing scams, but if you've fallen for this attack already, you should be sure to change your Twitter account information and take other steps to prevent your account from being misused by criminal spammers.

How to Reject the 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter Phishing Scam's Bait

The 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter phishing scam was only widely-reported as of October 2011, but its scamming technique is almost as old as spamming itself. 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter phishing scams distribute themselves in e-mail spam and Twitter message spam with fake messages like the following:

"I saw a real bad blog about you. You seen this?"

This message is followed by a link that the 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter phishing scam obfuscates, so that you'll think that it leads to a legitimate site. The site itself looks identical to a Twitter login page, but contains a slightly mismatched web address that aims to snag visitors who made typos while typing out Twitter's URL.

Although any contact with this website can be hazardous, the greatest danger is that of giving away your Twitter account information. Naturally, this phishing site will not actually allow you to login to Twitter and, if you try, your Twitter account will be hijacked for criminal purposes. SpywareRemove.com malware experts strongly encourage you to scan your PC for potential infections after any contact with an 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter phishing scam's site, since drive-by-download scripts may have been used to install a malicious program without your consent.

Getting the 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter Phishing Scam Out of Your Twitter Account

If you've given away your information in an 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter phishing scam, don't abandon your Twitter account to spammers – there are ways you can secure your account against their abuse. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers encourage you to change your password as the first step to taking back control, and doing the same for any account that also makes use of your Twitter password. Other safety steps to put a stop to 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter phishing scam attacks include:

• Cancel Twitter account access for unusual applications that can be used to hijack your account and send out 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter phishing scam messages and other forms of spam. You can do this by accessing the settings under the Account Settings applications tab.
• Check your Twitter account's e-mail address; it may have been changed while the account was hijacked. If necessary, change the address back to the original one. As with your password, you should also check other accounts that use the same e-mail address to make sure that they haven't been compromised, as well.
• If 'I saw a real bad blog about you' Twitter phishing scam was sent to you by someone you know, contact them and tell them to take the above precautions to stop their own account from being used as a spam catapult.