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  vajradaka · Member · Feb 6, 2014 at 11:57 am

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  Hi, It looks like my 2 blogs
  creativeengagement.wordpress.com
  &
  Communicatingmeditation.worddpress.com

  have been comprehensively hacked so they are riddled with links to ads. How can I get back control and remove all the pop-up ads?

  I have changed my password as a start. Can you please offer me any other advice.
  Thanks,
  Ian
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  jackiedana · Member · Feb 8, 2014 at 2:05 am

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  I do not see any ads on either site. If you do see an offensive ad again, please make a screenshot and upload that to one of your blogs’ media libraries so I can take a look, and provide the URL the ad links to by right-clicking the ad and copying the URL as well as the country you’re currently browsing from.

  Here’s how to make a screenshot:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/make-a-screenshot/

  Please note that it’s possible for ads to appear in your browser that were *not* placed there by WordPress.com. These ads are sometimes caused by malware or a virus, but more often it is due to a browser extension or toolbar that you may have installed in your browser.

  These sites have further explanation and suggestions for eliminating the ads:

  http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/09/14/bloggers-beware-of-adware/

  http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/05/14/ads-on-wikipedia-your-computer-infected-malware/

  http://www.littletechiethings.com/2012/06/how-to-remove-ads-not-by-this-site.html

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  raincoaster · Member · Feb 8, 2014 at 2:40 am

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  Short form: Your blogs have not been hacked. Your browser is full of malware.