{"id":2126681,"date":"2011-06-11T18:08:46","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T18:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/devastating-malware-attack\/"},"modified":"2016-08-20T00:50:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T00:50:42","slug":"devastating-malware-attack","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/devastating-malware-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Devastating Malware attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My webhosted domain from which I run 3 WordPress websites is behaving as though it has been contaminated with malware.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, if one approaches the sites directly via the url then everything is fine. HO]owever, if the site is approached via a link on another site (eg via Twitter, Facebook or a Google search) then the local user&#8217;s browser will experience a false screen declaring that the local computer is infected with a number of viruses and encouraging (virtually forcing) the user to download software that will clear the infection. <\/p>\n<p>I understand from various anti-malware sites that the rogue malware deposits files on the users machine and hopes that they will purchase their software to clear the problem. <\/p>\n<p>Is this a security leak in WordPress or have I just been careless and let in a hacker? <\/p>\n<p>Following the advice of my webhost I am currently copying my entire domain to a local computer and will then treat that with a trusted anti-malware\/virus app.<\/p>\n<p>Any other advice out there?<\/p>\n<p>Will Chapman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-2126681","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/2126681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/2126681\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2126681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}