Checking WordPress Version?

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  jrrisk · Member · Aug 12, 2013 at 8:34 pm

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  also applies to http:historyannotated.wordpress.com

  I recently read a FB post by Malwarebytes that WordPress and Joomla were being attacked by a botnet using “brute force attacks” on login pages begin using WordPress blogs for phishing and spamming. Malwarebytes said to check the version of WordPress and that it should be visible in the dashboard, but I don’t see the version there. It said the current version is 3.6.

  I saw where I could download version 3.6, but I never downloaded a previous version to my knowledge. I just enter my blog posts online.

  Thanks.
  James

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

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  johndcoy · Staff · Aug 12, 2013 at 9:41 pm

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  The wonderful staff at WordPress.com handles all the security updates and techie stuff. You do not need to do anything but sit back, relax and blog happy.

  =)

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  jrrisk · Member · Aug 12, 2013 at 9:45 pm

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  so does the Malwarebytes post apply to wordpres.org?

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  timethief · Member · Aug 12, 2013 at 9:46 pm

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  The issue is a WordPress.ORG issue. It is not a WordPress.com issue.

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  jrrisk · Member · Aug 12, 2013 at 9:49 pm

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  Thanks for the clarification.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 12, 2013 at 9:52 pm

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  You’re welcome. You can read more here for greater clarity on the differences > http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/