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It seems TweetDeck is the latest target of unscrupulous internet fiends. Just weeks after seeing a fake TweetDeck app show up in the Android Market, hacked Twitter accounts are spewing out links purporting to be an update to the popular Twitter client. As TweetDeck notes on their website, "These tweets are from hacked accounts and this file does not come from us. Do not download it."
The scam tweets are usually packed with some sort of phrase making them seem more authentic. The tweets may read, " Download TweetDeck udate ASAP!" or, "Sorry for offtopic, but it is a critical TweetDeck update. It won't work tomorrow!" It is unclear what the download does, but users that fell for this are advised to run a full virus scan of their computer, and have it serviced if need be.
Have you seen these tweets floating through the social web? Do you know anyone that fell for it? We can't find any victims 'round here.
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Fefe
September 01, 2010 at 12:25am
That's good to know. I just started using tweetdeck on the desktop, was thinking about checking out android market for the app...now I know to stay away!
