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1. CarliesHero
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Hello,

   We have an online support forum for families touched by Autism. Recently, we hired a company to develop an ecommerce site around our forum. The new site is not ready yet and is still under development. I only mention this because the new site is built on the same platform (WP) and of recent we have had a LOT of new users that have registered. It is obvious that many of these users are spam based on the user names and email addresses. My concern is that when I went to the forum recently after installing Avast Anti Virus software, I was warned the following:

   avast! blocked you from visiting an infected webpage
   Infection Details
   URL: http://t32.edu.tf/2move.php
   Process: file://F:\Program Files\Internet Explore...
   Infection: js:Downloader-gen@bhv [Expl]

   Although none of the new users have posted anything, is there a way that they could have placed a virus on the site?

   Is there a way to limit the amount of new Spam users that we get?

   Any help whatsoever would be a greatly appreciated!

   Please let me know if you need the URL to the site.

   Thank you!

2. Jarret Cade
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   URL to your site in question would be helpful.

   It is hard to say exactly how the malware/virus ended up on your site, could be due to a plugin you had installed that had a vulnerability, an outdated version of WordPress or a theme that had a vulnerability.

   The hosting server your website is on could have also been hacked and the file placed on your website. Lots of different variables as you can see could have attributed to your current situation.

3. CarliesHero
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   The url is http://www.carlieshero.com

   Any input would be great!

   Thank you for your help!

4. Jarret Cade
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   You're running an outdated version of WordPress which is probably how you ended up being hacked. You need to upgrade to the current release which is 3.2.1 and then most likely hire somebody to clean up your site unless you have the knowledge to do so yourself.

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