SAFETY TIPS

Twitter and Facebook offer similar advice for dealing with bad links and compromised social-networking accounts. Twitter warns: If you receive a message with a phrase like "This you??" or "LOL is this you" followed by a link, do not click through; there's a phishing site on the other side. Suspicious links can show up in spam messages or via faked status updates.


What to do if you've been hit:

Run anti-virus software, and be sure to use the most current version of your Web browser, which contains the most up-to-date protection features.

Reset your password.
Never click suspicious links, even if they appear to come from a friend. Do not run any ".exe" files on your computer without knowing what they are.