Not such a Tweet: Could your latest follower be a hacker? Every day, 3.5billion malicious Tweets spread spam and viruses

Twitter can be used to distribute computer viruses. Average users may receive up to 17 'dangerous' Tweets per day

Twitter is the online destination to keep up with everything from celebrity gossip to what your friends have for breakfast - and your 'follower count' (how many people listen to your Tweets) is an index of social success online.

But are your followers all they seem?

Not necessarily, say computer experts - some may be spammers, who hope you'll follow them back out of courtesy, and then may attempt to spam you, or even infect your computer with viruses.

Average users may receive up to 17 'dangerous' Tweets per day.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2034618/Twitter-3-5bn-malicious-tweets-distribute-spam-viruses-daily.html#ixzz1XHuiQbUZ