Is there a virus on my blog ?

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  area51blog · Member · Jul 17, 2010 at 6:03 pm

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  Someone wrote me that he got a virus by a clic on my blog
  I don’t know how could this happen
  If it is true how to get rid of it ?
  Please help

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

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  timethief · Member · Jul 17, 2010 at 6:07 pm

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  This is a support forum for questions about how to use wordpress.COM software. You and your friend will find what you need to know about virus removal on the internet. Try here HouseCall – Free Online Virus Scan & Removal http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

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  area51blog · Member · Jul 17, 2010 at 6:20 pm

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  Thanks but can a virus be hosted on a wordpress.com blog ?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jul 17, 2010 at 6:42 pm

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  No, but there is a chance that something you have linked to from your blog has a virus or malware on it. You can contact staff here and see if they could scan your blog for any known malware/virus links.

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  harrythehandyman · Member · Jul 17, 2010 at 7:22 pm

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  if the staff cannot help , please feel free to contact me for virus/malware/spyware help

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jul 17, 2010 at 7:31 pm

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  You can use this service to scan your pages and posts for malware, etc.

  http://onlinelinkscan.com/

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  harrythehandyman · Member · Jul 17, 2010 at 8:17 pm

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  spyware doctor is fine but the poster must understand , you cannot have 2 anti-virus running at the same time on a pc there will be conflict between them , a virus is not the worst problem , it could be spyware , malware , spylogger , worms, the pc could be hijacked

  if the poster is worried about cleaning the pc i would advise going to below , log in and ask for help i have been a member for 3 years and they never fail to help , harry

  http://www.computerhope.com/

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  timethief · Member · Jul 17, 2010 at 9:59 pm

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  @area51blog
  Please do not get lost in a fog of conflicting information. TSP is correct there is a chance that something you have linked to from your blog has a virus or malware on it. You can contact WordPress.com Staff and see if they could scan your blog for any known malware/virus links.

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  area51blog · Member · Jul 18, 2010 at 5:45 am

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  Thanks a lot for your help :0)

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  area51blog · Member · Jul 18, 2010 at 10:38 am

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  Hi again,

  I wrote them and they told me my blog seems fine to them – They suspect a problem on the computer of the one who complained, and suggested me to ask them to run a full virus scan. I’m reassured

  Thanks

  Era