[wp-hackers] Porn links in google cache

Chip Bennett chip at chipbennett.net
Thu Jul 14 15:58:11 UTC 2011


Absolutely poor HOST security, or poor USER security (FTP credential
hijacking, etc.).

Google has your
back<http://www.google.com/#hl=en&xhr=t&q=wordpress+pharma+hack&cp=13&qe=d29yZHByZXNzIHBoYQ&qesig=6Z1sXovPDxfD25y-JQq8Wg&pkc=AFgZ2tnyqGRfkS3Tz14xULOprlN1qYlU_oAAipQplVIPS6_lZCulggI5VWplaaFsyOe9P6blbseW_C3_5Rp1adH3Cy9xiZb5-w&pf=p&sclient=psy&newwindow=1&safe=off&source=hp&aq=0&aqi=g5&aql=&oq=wordpress+pha&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=2b8480a1095a616e&biw=1280&bih=903>for
researching the hack, and how to clean it up.

On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Justin W Hall <justin at justinwhall.com>wrote:

> Thanks Chip-
>
> Can you elaborate a little? Is this a result of poor HOST security or poor
> WP security?
>
>
>
> On Jul 14, 2011, at 11:28 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>
> > Google for the WordPress Pharma hack that went around last year or so.
> This
> > sounds exactly like that.
> >
> > Chip
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Justin W Hall <justin at justinwhall.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Hey folks-
> >>
> >> It's been brought to my attention that when a site a recently worked in
> is
> >> viewed via google cache, there is a whole list of mostly porn related
> links
> >> that have been added to the bottom of the pages that obviously do not
> exist
> >> on the page. My questions:
> >>
> >> 1) how does this happen? Host related malware?
> >>
> >> 2) what us the best way to go about fixing this.?
> >>
> >>
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