2.6.1 hacked. hidden spam at bottom of every page

  • hostelsworldwide

    (@hostelsworldwide)


    17 years, 9 months ago

    I need help.

    My wordpress blog http://www.hostelsworldwide.com has been hacked!

    The hacker has inserted hidden spam which is on EVERY single one of my pages at the bottom. (you can only see it if you view the source code)

    How can I fix this and prevent it from happeneing in the future?

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  • myinstinctwaswrong

    (@myinstinctwaswrong)

    17 years, 9 months ago

    strange stuff.

    Preventing it is the key. Fixing it should be easy.

    Need to know what file was hacked before you can prevent it. I would start by looking in my theme’s footer.php file

    Roy

    (@gangleri)

    17 years, 9 months ago

    I doubt 2.6.1 was hacked. When did you upgrade? Are you on a shared server? Plugins with known vulnerabilties? Unsmart file permissions? It could be a number of things.
    It sounds like your theme was comprimised. Better delete it alltogether and upload a fresh copy. Then make sure to check if other files are changed too (timestamps can be a good indication) and of course try to find out how they got in by checking error- and access logs.

    And once you have cleaned up, why not “Harden WordPress” a little?

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