How to fix Mikeey, Mikeyy, Mikey or Mickey worm on Twitter

14th April 2009 Update: If you are ‘locked out’ of your Twitter account, go to: http://twitter.com/account/resend_password and reset your password, then follow the steps below to remove any trace of the Mikeyy worm.

If you are reading this, chances are that you’ve been infected with the Twitter worm/virus called Mikeyy (or Mickey, Mikeey, Micky…there are many variants). Here’s how to remove the worm and get your Twitter account back:

1) Go to Settings (http://twitter.com/account/settings)

2) Update your Name, Username, More info URL, One Line Bio. Press ‘Save‘!

3) Click the Password tab and change your password. Click ‘Change‘.

There you go! I will update this with more info when I get it.

ps, If your account is sending the following messages, then you are infected with the Mikeyy virus:

• This is all Twitters fault! Don’t blame Mikeyy!!


• How TO remove new Mikeyy worm! RT!!


• Twitter, freaking fix this already. >:[ - Mikeyy


• ALERT!! 4TH GEN MIKEYY WORM, USE NOSCRIPT:


• this is Bill Gates -Mikeyy


• This is all Twitters fault! Don’t blame Mikeyy!!