Comments on: 8 Steps if Your Twitter Account is Sending Spam

By: Chuck Welch

Chuck Welch — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:55:08 +0000

Nick...

I'd just assume they were all at fault at this point. I don't have any proof who to blame.

The key might be to look at who gets compromised. It starts with those using some of the more obscure tools. I noticed a couple were using bots to collect tweets to auto-RT.

The others getting caught made the mistake of clicking the problem links.

By: Nick Aster

Nick Aster — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:38:19 +0000

Thanks Chuck! I can’t believe this nonsense happens. Do you have any tips to figure out which of the “connections” was the culprit? I’d like to be able to trust things like twitterfeed, for examples. Are these connections allowing the spammers in? Or is it spammers compromising them, therefore me. Kind looking for someone to oust here.

By: Chuck Welch

Chuck Welch — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:56:22 +0000

Thanks Twitter_Tips. A very good point that readers need to make sure their virus scans are up-to-date.

I haven't had that password problem this month. I wasn't hit by the latest problem, but followed the above steps to make sure they worked. I was able to successfully change the password of my account and a pair I manage. Those who were hit by the problem were also able to change their passwords.

By: Petra Norris

Petra Norris — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:21:30 +0000

Easy to follow directions, thanks for the tip. I was brought to your post by @lakelandvision after encountering a spam that I opened.

By: Twitter_Tips

Twitter_Tips — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:29:41 +0000

Step 5 should be done if only if blocking access doesn’t work because you may lose access to your account by changing your password at the present time. http://j.mp/OIGnU
Also, if your computer is infected (which has happened to Twitter users in the past), you need to get the virus off your computer to block access to your account.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:50:53 +0000

Great, clear directions!