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1. devilslayer
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Hello all,

   I hope somebody can shed some light on this one. I had a comment left on my homepage that tried to upload a virus to my computer. (It seemed to be connecting to a php script on the comment posters website.

   Norton Intercepted it.

   When I viewed the comment using the link that wordpress sends you, it seemed harmless enough.

   <strong>Brake</strong>
   
   In few years we will see a result

   How does the comment connect to the website url to download the virus?

   A new comment on the post #1 "Welcome to Model Yacht Racing" is waiting for your
   approval
   http://www.modelyachtracing.co.uk/2007/05/10/hello-world/

   Author : Brake (IP: 81.177.26.20 , 81.177.26.20)
   E-mail :
   URL : http://ggxpxjpiuoocvvp.com
   Whois : http://ws.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl?queryinput=81.177.26.20
   Comment:
   Brake

   In few years we will see a result

2. mjreedfamily
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   If it makes you feel any better, we received the same attempt to "Comment" on our blog as well. However, it looked as if they tried to comment to a page that was closed to comments -- so how did they do that?
   Mine came from the same IP: 81.177.26.20

   But the name was "Brown"
   With some inane message and a link to a weird website which I didn't click on.

   I just deleted it.

3. Chris_K
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   However, it looked as if they tried to comment to a page that was closed to comments -- so how did they do that?

   Probably a Trackback. That's the way most blog comment spam seems to arrive, unfortunately.

4. josepo
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   I got that comment to. Just deleted it.

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