(Possibly) Malicious Scripts Inject Adsense to WordPress.com Site

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  hamdirizal · Member · Dec 23, 2017 at 9:09 am

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  Hi. :)

  I need help. I’ve just checked my wife’s WordPress site (wordpress.com).

  A few months ago, her site is hacked, it posted random articles without her consent. Which later, I found that it comes from android app.

  And, just now I’ve found out that every post has Adsense ads on it. I’ve asked my wife about it and she thought it was normal (she’s non-techie person).

  Is it a malware? If so, how can I remove it?

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  staff-frank · Staff · Dec 23, 2017 at 9:30 am

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  Hi there,

  Please give us the URL of the site you need help with.

  Thanks!

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  hamdirizal · Member · Dec 23, 2017 at 9:35 am

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  Hi. Here is the URL, sometimes the ads don’t appear, so maybe you have to try to refresh the page a few times.

  Kembali Pulang Dengan Traveloka.

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  staff-frank · Staff · Dec 23, 2017 at 10:13 am

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  Hi there,

  WordPress.com sometimes displays advertisements on your blog to help pay the bills.

  In some cases, you may want to avoid displaying ads on your site altogether. We know some of you want to have full control over your site’s appearance. To eliminate ads on your blog entirely, you can purchase our WordPress.com Personal, WordPress.com Premium, or WordPress.com Business plans.

  Ads on WordPress.com

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  hamdirizal · Member · Dec 23, 2017 at 10:57 am

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  Thanks for the answer staff-frank

  I am OK if the ads come from WordPress, but does WordPress use Google Adsense?

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  gemmacevans · Member · Dec 23, 2017 at 11:39 am

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  Hi hamdirizal,

  As staff-frank mentioned, ads are displayed on WordPress.com sites using the Free plan. If you are concerned about a particular ad, you can report it to us using the Report this ad link underneath.

  Third party ads networks like Google Adsense are only available with the Business plan.

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  hamdirizal · Member · Dec 23, 2017 at 11:57 am

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  Hi @gemmacevans. Thanks for the answer.

  So this means that it is normal right as it comes from WordPress and not a malicious script.

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  hamdirizal · Member · Dec 23, 2017 at 11:58 am

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  Hi @gemmacevans. Thanks for the answer.

  So this means that it is normal right? As it comes from WordPress and not form malicious script.

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  gemmacevans · Member · Dec 23, 2017 at 12:08 pm

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  Hi hamdirizal,

  Yes, it’s normal for ads to be displayed. But if you’d like me to take a look, you can make a screenshot of the ad and upload it to your Media Library :)

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  hamdirizal · Member · Dec 23, 2017 at 12:27 pm

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  Hi @gemmacevans.
  Here is the screenshot https://mymixednotes.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/capture1.png

  The ads appear below the post just above the comment section.

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  gemmacevans · Member · Dec 23, 2017 at 1:33 pm

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  Hi hamdirizal,

  Thanks for the screenshot, I can’t see anything suspicious or malicious there and the placement is where I would expect the ads to be.

  I hope this puts your mind at rest.

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  hamdirizal · Member · Dec 24, 2017 at 11:03 pm

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  Great! Thanks everyone.