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Twitter users over the weekend were the target of a scam that tried to infect them with rogue anti-virus software and other malware, in what is one of the first times the micro-blogging site has been hit by a known for-profit attack, a security researcher said. The problem started after a flurry of tweets directed users to a …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    Rogue anti-virus scam?

    ... As opposed to those legitimate anti-virus scams?

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  2. The Dorset Rambler
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    Am I an old curmudgeon...

    because I can't wait for 'twitter' (jeez, what a name...) to go twits up?

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    FIX THE EXPLOIT

    Why is it taking so long to fix that exploit.

    So many infections are being caused by it!

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