Is Your Blog Infected with Malware?

Posted by Ritch Brandon    Posted in Helpful Insight, Technology    Posted in February 19, 2013    |    No Comments

First Facebook, now Apple has announced this morning that their computer systems have been hacked.  Just this week, Google flagged our own site saying that it too may be compromised or infected with malware.  (The issue has been resolved.)  If you have received a notification that your site is possibly infected…or if you are just concerned about its security, here are some tips:

  1. Infected with MalwareRun a scan of your site using Sucuri SiteCheck (free)
  2. Install a security plugin on your WordPress site such as the one that comes with a Sucuri account or BulletProof Security
  3. Consider establishing an account with Sucuri to have any malware removed ($90/year)
  4. Use strong, unique passwords that do not include common words, but do include numbers, capitals and special characters.
  5. If your site is labeled by Google with the “This site may be compromised” flag, follow the instruction in the article: How to Remove This Site May be Compromised Warning from wpsite.net.

  • About Ritch Brandon

    Ritch Brandon is President of BrandON! marketing.technology. He has more than 15 years of marketing, strategy, and operations experience, working in a number of industries including consulting, healthcare, outsourced services, finance, banking, real estate, energy, distribution, and manufacturing in multi-billion dollar companies to small start-ups. His prior roles include serving as Vice President of Marketing for a boutique consulting firm, Vice President of Marketing & Strategy and Vice President of Operations for a $1 billion Atlanta-based company, and Strategy Consultant for a $2 billion engineering and manufacturing firm. Ritch is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with both a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and an MBA. He has also completed executive continuing education coursework at Arizona State University’s Services Leadership Institute and Harvard University’s JFK School of Government. Outside of the office, Ritch volunteers for the Atlanta Humane Society and is an avid car nut, dog lover, college sports fan, real estate investor, and craft beer and wine enthusiast. He founded the non-profit Sack the Plastic Campaign to raise awareness of the issue of single-use plastic bags.