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Social Media Danger - New Twitter worm - Safety Tips

Want to pass along an important warning about a new Twitter worm and important social media safety tips.

A new worm is coming to people who use Twitter in their Direct Messages, Mashable reports. It looks like this:

Image courtesy Mashable

When you click on that link in the DM, Mashable reports you wind up sending it out to other people who know you and it keeps spreading.

Read more about this worm on Mashable

And Enigma Software has put together a great indepth explanation about protecting yourself, with Six Crucial Safety Tips for social networks like Facebook Twitter and Myspace.

Tip #1: Keep your user profile info brief and do not visit user profiles during a Twitter attack

Tip #2: Follow safe password practices (never give it out)

Tip #3: Be careful what you download or link on Twitter or other social networking sites (in other words:  don’t click through on those spam DM’s you get!)
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Tip #4: If you see something, say something (report it to the social networking site).

Tip #5: Follow general safe social networking practices (read more in their blog )
        Don’t trust anyone, and be suspicious of everyone.  Watch for the fake/bogus sites. 

Tip #6: Keep your antivirus/antispyware software and other PC security tools up-to-date

The article also explains how you can save your account if it gets infected. 

Enjoy Twitter, and the other social sites, don’t let this stuff scare you off.  Just play smart!