Blog readers getting strange spamlike popups

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  kenwilsonwriter · Member · Jun 2, 2017 at 4:43 pm

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  Hi,

  Readers of my WordPress blog are getting strange spamlike messages when they try to read my blog–error messages telling them their computer is corrupt and their battery is faulty–and they’re not able to read the blog itself. Has WordPress been hacked?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jun 2, 2017 at 4:49 pm

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  Has wordpress.com been hacked? The answer is no. Those folks need to run malware scans.

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  timethief · Member · Jun 2, 2017 at 4:49 pm

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  See here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/spam-pop-up?replies=4

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  timethief · Member · Jun 2, 2017 at 4:51 pm

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  Here’s the result of the scan of your site https://sitecheck.sucuri.net/results/readingandwalking.wordpress.com/

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  naomialice90 · Member · Jun 4, 2017 at 5:27 pm

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  Hi, I am having this trouble too, does this mean my account has been hacked or that theirs has?