A few days ago, I was startled and dismayed to find that my website was recently the victim of malware infestation. It's not the first time it has happened, but this time I was able to trace the source of the malware to a WordPress-powered blog I had on my website, but had abandoned some time ago. So I completely removed the blog. Because the blog allowed users to post replies, it was susceptible to the uploading of malware. It was an easy fix to get rid of the malware, but I fear a less easy fix to my reputation and that of my website. Anyway, the blog is now gone and I have strong reasons to believe that will prevent my website from being infected again.
I was alerted to this problem by Google, who sent me emails about it. I have high praise for Google for acting as an Internet watch dog for things like malware on websites, and I praise them at least equally for alerting innocent websites to infestations like this. Thanks to Google, I knew about it within a day of the attack and was therefore able to quickly scrub my website and avoid spreading contamination to any of my readers. After I scrubbed the malware off my website, I asked Google to test it again, which they have done, and there are no longer any warnings when my site is accessed. So thank you, Google!
And I again invite readers of this forum to try my DIY spreadsheet and recipe book. It's available for download at the link in my signature.
Thanks for your attention!
I was alerted to this problem by Google, who sent me emails about it. I have high praise for Google for acting as an Internet watch dog for things like malware on websites, and I praise them at least equally for alerting innocent websites to infestations like this. Thanks to Google, I knew about it within a day of the attack and was therefore able to quickly scrub my website and avoid spreading contamination to any of my readers. After I scrubbed the malware off my website, I asked Google to test it again, which they have done, and there are no longer any warnings when my site is accessed. So thank you, Google!
And I again invite readers of this forum to try my DIY spreadsheet and recipe book. It's available for download at the link in my signature.
Thanks for your attention!