Comments on: Website was Down Due to Compromised WordPress System http://apokalypsesoftware.com/blog/2008/05/04/115/ words from the wilderness Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:57:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Twist http://apokalypsesoftware.com/blog/2008/05/04/115/#comment-5732 Twist Sun, 04 May 2008 18:41:53 +0000 http://apokalypsesoftware.com/?p=115#comment-5732 This really sounds more like an issue with your web servers security than with WordPress itself since nothing you mentioned here actually ships out in WordPress. Either your server got hacked (in which case this would be an issue no matter what CMS you were using) or you installed a trojan plug-in or theme which modified your WP install or you downloaded a hacked version of WordPress from somewhere other than the official site. I have been using WordPress for a while now with no issues at all and I have found it to be less susceptible to spamming that Movable Type, which I used for years before switching to WordPress. The WordPress install is pretty simple so I suggest you grab the latest version from the official site, export your entries, save your theme and any other files you need, and then delete everything and reinstall it all. Just like with Mac OS X the process really isn't as bad as you would think. This really sounds more like an issue with your web servers security than with WordPress itself since nothing you mentioned here actually ships out in WordPress. Either your server got hacked (in which case this would be an issue no matter what CMS you were using) or you installed a trojan plug-in or theme which modified your WP install or you downloaded a hacked version of WordPress from somewhere other than the official site.

I have been using WordPress for a while now with no issues at all and I have found it to be less susceptible to spamming that Movable Type, which I used for years before switching to WordPress.

The WordPress install is pretty simple so I suggest you grab the latest version from the official site, export your entries, save your theme and any other files you need, and then delete everything and reinstall it all. Just like with Mac OS X the process really isn’t as bad as you would think.

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