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For anyone who is might use TwitViewer to see who is visiting your Twitter profile. Over on Mashable they are reporting that upon entering your credentials they show you a possible list of viewer of your profile but the list is probably bogus. Here is the link to the Mashable piece

http://mashable.com/2009/07/28/twitviewer/

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Good catch by and a useful reminder from . Third‑party apps can create real headaches; below is a concise, practical checklist to secure an account now and reduce risk going forward.

  • Immediately review connected apps: open your Twitter account settings and look for sections named "Apps", "Connected apps", "Applications" or similar. Revoke any app you do not recognize or no longer use.
  • Rotate credentials: change your Twitter password to a long, unique passphrase and stop reusing it elsewhere. If the same password was used on other sites, change those too.
  • Enable two‑factor authentication (prefer an authenticator app or hardware key rather than SMS).
  • Inspect recent activity: remove unfamiliar tweets, follows or direct messages. Log out other sessions and revoke any remaining active sessions you do not recognize.
  • If you shared credentials on a third‑party page (rather than granting access via the official authorization flow), treat the account as compromised: revoke access, change passwords, and check other services that use the same login.
  • Report abusive apps to the platform and consider reporting the site to its hosting provider if it is clearly malicious.
  • Prevent future problems: use a password manager, authorize only reputable apps that use the platform’s official OAuth/authorization dialog, and test unknown tools on a throwaway account first.

If there are signs of account compromise beyond social posts (unexpected direct messages, login notifications), consider escalating through the platform’s support channels and keep a record of what was revoked and when.

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Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, many sites do not operate in good faith.

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Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, many sites do not operate in good faith.

This one seems particularly bad. From what I read, once you sign up it sends out a tweet from your account offering people a way to see who is cyberstalking them and that is a scam too.

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