Flashback Trojan

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  recision · Member · Apr 24, 2012 at 11:04 am

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  I just read on a Apple Mac support site that the Flashback Trojan has been propagated through WordPress.
  Can you please confirm if this is true or not.
  Or what, if anything, we as users/bloggers can do about it.

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

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 24, 2012 at 11:11 am

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  There is a difference between wordpress.COM and wordpress.ORG. Wp.com has far greater security precautions than WP.org.

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  recision · Member · Apr 24, 2012 at 11:19 am

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  And that is helpful to my question how?

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  recision · Member · Apr 26, 2012 at 8:17 am

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  And the sum total of light cast on this query is…. ZERO.
  Thanks – and bye.

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 26, 2012 at 8:49 am

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  I’m sorry you had difficulty understanding my answer.

  The answer to your original question is: no, it is not true for WordPress.com.

  Read slower next time.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Apr 26, 2012 at 9:26 am

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  Don’t let the door hit you on your way out.

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  suzannemercier · Member · May 5, 2012 at 10:42 pm

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  Actually, I have been advised by two clients that my wordpress website is infected with a Trojan, picked up by their anti-virus software. I have trawled the WordPress website for some information – nothing. Has anyone else experienced this problem? How do I confirm it? And how do I fix it?
  Thanks for any help you can provide.
  Suzanne

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  thesacredpath · Member · May 5, 2012 at 10:55 pm

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  First off, the likelihood of a wordpress.COM site being infected by the flashback trojan is virtually zero due to the security around here.

  Given that the site linked to your username is only 2 days old and has zero activity on it I would presume you are talking about a self-hosted wordpress site and those are supported at http://wordpress.ORG/support/ .

  DO NOT put the link to the site here because if it is infected, and someone should click on it, they may end up getting infected.

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  suzannemercier · Member · May 5, 2012 at 11:05 pm

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  Hi The Sacred Path,
  Thanks for your quick response. The website that should be linked to my user name (and I’m no techno whiz) is [removed] (no link – just the site address). That is the site has been live since Christmas having been developed through an Elance supplier. It is hosted through GoDaddy. I thought that was the wordpress.com service. Am I wrong?
  Thanks.
  Suzanne

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  suzannemercier · Member · May 5, 2012 at 11:06 pm

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  Just realised the reply created a link for me – my apologies. Please don’t click on it!
  Suzanne

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  auxclass · Member · May 5, 2012 at 11:12 pm

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  If you are hosted on Godaddy you have a WordPress.ORG install and should make friends over at WordPress.ORG – see above for the link.

  Good luck

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  thesacredpath · Member · May 5, 2012 at 11:24 pm

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  @moderators, could you please remove the link to the site above, which may be infected with the flashback trojan.

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  suzannemercier · Member · May 6, 2012 at 5:11 am

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  Thank you to both of you.
  Cheers
  Suzanne

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  thesacredpath · Member · May 6, 2012 at 6:22 am

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  You are welcome.

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  auxclass · Member · May 6, 2012 at 6:31 am

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  You be welcome