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My Wp blogs keep getting malicious spam posted on them! Help!

by DoraKong
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Hello,

I recently sought advice here regarding how my WP blogs keep getting malicious spam like "buy cialis online" posted on them, and I have followed the suggestions I got e.g. I have to delete them manually (since I didn't do a backup before), disable the plug-ins I have activated, change all my site/host passwords, and get into the habit of doing a backup. However, I still see these annoying statements creep onto my sites after such corrections; thus, what can I do when these spam messages keep on appearing on my sites?

Any assistance would be much appreciated, as it's really annoying to keep deleting them/installing the backup, thanks.

DK
#blogs #malicious #spam
  • Profile picture of the author pjCheviot
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    Hi Dora

    Have you any spam comment plugins installed e.g. akismet?

    This link may help you further . . Combating Comment Spam « WordPress Codex
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    • Profile picture of the author DoraKong
      Hello,

      Thanks for the reply! Yes, I do have that plug-in installed, but I was referring to the spam that appears in my *POSTS*, and not in the visitors' comments (which is more common, I suppose). I don't know how the heck these people can just slip the spam into my posts itself...what can I do to combat such attacks on my blogs?

      DK
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      • Profile picture of the author Atef
        Originally Posted by DoraKong View Post

        Hello,

        Thanks for the reply! Yes, I do have that plug-in installed, but I was referring to the spam that appears in my *POSTS*, and not in the visitors' comments (which is more common, I suppose). I don't know how the heck these people can just slip the spam into my posts itself...what can I do to combat such attacks on my blogs?

        DK
        Hey buddy,

        can you give an example of a url that having this malicious spam ?

        may they are trackbacks that are enabled automatically ?
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  • Profile picture of the author starli88
    Hi,

    Suspect the links to the drugs site were inserted by one of the Wordpress plugins. Try deactivating all the plugins and see whether the links still appear.

    If confirmed due to one of the plugins, all you have to do is activate one by one to check. Hope that helps.

    Edwin
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    • Profile picture of the author DoraKong
      Hello,

      I already deactivated all the plug-ins, but I am still getting those spam messages in my posts!

      DK
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  • Profile picture of the author pjCheviot
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    Dora - if you have deactivated all plugins, then I would suggest your "free" theme (greece travel cie037??) is causing the problem.

    I would therefore suggest you try another theme - or even revert to the default theme to test if the posts look the same there.
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    • Profile picture of the author DoraKong
      @pjCheviot

      Thanks for the reply. However, I am also getting the same problem with a WP blog that is using a PAID premium Woo Theme, so what do you think?

      DK
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      • Profile picture of the author pjCheviot
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        Originally Posted by DoraKong View Post

        @pjCheviot

        Thanks for the reply. However, I am also getting the same problem with a WP blog that is using a PAID premium Woo Theme, so what do you think?

        DK
        I think there's something strange going on :confused:

        Is the blog with the WOO theme on a different site?

        On the Woo theme blog have you manually edited out any of the links which appear - and then tested to see if they remain un-clickable?

        Are you certain that you have no plugins activated/installed? Not even one? On either of the blogs?
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexdoerr
    This problem has seen to be rising issue this week. I have read more than 10 similar threads these days.

    I think the sites hosted on that shared server are all affected. You might need to check the security on server.

    For now, I would suggest you to delete all the contents from the site, ask the host to create your account on another node and restore the scanned backup of your site on new server.
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  • Profile picture of the author starli88
    Dora - Something very strange going on. Can PM me your e-mail so that I can get in touch with you?

    Need to login to check.

    Edwin
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