July 02, 2009

Avoid malicious links in Twitter, free browser plug-in

Recommendations from Kevin Allen, High Country Computer Services, Inc.

Security software maker Finjan Inc. released a free browser plug-in on Tuesday to help users avoid clicking malicious links in Twitter that could lead to spyware and malware. The software is called SecureTwitter and is available as part of the Finjan SecureBrowsing plug-in <http://securebrowsing.finjan.com/> for Firefox and Internet Explorer.

The timing is good, as just today Panda Security put out a warning about malware links in Twitter’s Trending Topics < http://mashable.com/2009/06/21/twitter-trending-malware/> . Panda said to avoid “Twitterbest” and “Zasaden” in Twitter Search, as those are known to contain links that jump to malware sites.

Finjan CTO Yuval Ben-Itzhak said “Reading the recent reports about the proliferation of tweets containing criminal malware, we have taken immediate action to release the SecureTwitter plug-in which is powered by Finjan’s Secure Browsing as a free download to all users.”


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Topic Tags: blogging, computer services, computer services in Vail, High Country Computer Services, Inc., social media, twitter

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