Virus…Malware…??

nefertizahra · Member · May 30, 2012 at 5:32 pm
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Hi, one of my regular visitors sent me this message a few moments ago:
“Sylver – my anti-virus software is having a fit. It says your blog has something from shaggyblogs (?) on it that is known to have malware. How will I live without my Sylver Blaque fix!”

I have no idea what “shaggyblogs” is, but this message sounds as if it has malware? Should I be worried? How do I get it off my blog??

Thank you!

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timethief · Member · May 30, 2012 at 5:47 pm
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I have flagged this thread for Staff attention.
staff-blorbo · Staff · May 30, 2012 at 10:02 pm
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What is the URL of the blog you’re referring to?
timethief · Member · May 30, 2012 at 10:05 pm
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I believe it’s this one http://sylverblaque.wordpress.com/
staff-blorbo · Staff · May 30, 2012 at 10:08 pm
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If that’s the case, I believe this explains it http://sylverblaque.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/relief-and-warning-to-bloggers/ :)
timethief · Member · May 30, 2012 at 10:09 pm
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Aha!
nefertizahra · Member · May 31, 2012 at 3:23 am
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Thank you, guys! It turned out that I had some cute, free badges I uploaded to sidebar widgets from shaggyblogs.com & that site, apparently, caught malware.

Lesson learned: “free” isn’t always the way to go!

Thanx for your speedy responses!
raincoaster · Member · May 31, 2012 at 3:43 am
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It’s so hard to know what’s fine and what’s not. I got caught that way too, after six years blogging here and four blogging elsewhere before that.
nefertizahra · Member · May 31, 2012 at 4:09 am
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It’s good to know I’m not the only one who got snagged! ; – > Live/Learn. Truer words never spoken…

Thanx, raincoaster!

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