BitDefender warns of social network scams going mobile. Scam spreads based on a mechanism typical for Facebook applications e mai corect. Twitter users are apparently required to install an application (Twitter apps run in the cloud, so they are platform independent), grant permissions and then see automatic messages that spread the word about the scam. This approach is quite peculiar as according to the more common model of Twitter-based e-trouble the user gets infected with malware, which hijacks his account and then preaches its evil story.”]
Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/facebook-and-twitter-share-how-long-guilty-pleasure/