Reported Attack Site-Wordpress Blog

Attack Site

What I did?
I got angry and decided to call google. If you go to http://www.google.com/contact/, you will find their contact phone no., fax and postal address. I called but end up with automated voice message saying they do not provide phone support. So, if you are facing the same problem, DO NOT WASTE TIME CALLING GOOGLE. I have pretty much tried all of their options and none of them would take you to some representative.

Well What Next?
I knew that I do not put any malware knowingly. So I was mad with Google. Then I thought, well, why not trust google for a minute and investigate my sites. I started looking for online websites that check for any malicious programs on your website. I tested my sites with a couple and sure enought both of them reported malicious activities. So, I checked the url of the websites that are causing problem. To my surprise, they were pages like

http://calcuttatube.com/fr/

http://calcuttatube.com/it

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I instantly realize that problem may be due to the wordpress plugin “Wordpress Global Translator” that I have installed few days back. Instantly I uninstalled and removed the plugin. I then check my websites again with the Web Malware verification tools. The results were clean. I log onto my Google Webmasters tool and requested them for a review. Thanks to google that they took promt action and removed the Search Engine Ban withing 24 hr.

Bottom line: I am not blaming the Global Translator plugin. May be it was for something else. But Removing the plugin sure saved my life.

This is something I have learned and recommend you all to do periodically.

1. Do not install plugins that are not required.
2. Delete plugin files that you do not use.
3. Check your website for Malwares periodically.

Web Anti Malware

Have you fond some malware with the check?
1. Go throught the plugins, check codes. Remove suspicious, backdated plugins.
2. Re-upload all wordpress files to your server (not necessary, but I do recommend).
3. Check for malware again.

Repeat the steps above till you get “0″ malware in you site.

I know I have not answered all of your questions. But I am not a TECH guy. I do hope that have given you something that would help you towards right direction.

Once you have found that you have no more malwares in your website, log on to Google Webmaster Tools and request for a review.

I hope you will get faster reselt from Google as I did.

Find more information from Google’s Webmaster Help Center.

9 Responses to “Reported Attack Site-Wordpress Blog”

1. admin says:

   July 14, 2009 at 5:59 pm

   Now I wait and see when google removes ban from CalcuttaGlobalChat.Net
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   July 14, 2009 at 11:53 pm

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3. Ankan Basu says:

   July 16, 2009 at 7:44 am

   A lot of update is coming.
   Sites were hacked. Including my SEO blog too.

   So, it gives me another oppertunity to explain the importance of being HONEST to your users. How to interact with google, how to secure your wordpress blog, how to be “AWARE OF” hacker friends and more.

   All coming up shortly.
4. admin says:

   July 16, 2009 at 10:24 am

   Also,
   The problem was not due to the “Global Translator Plugin”. Site was hacked. And malicious codes were injected to all “index.php” files.

   All I needed to do is to go to each folder, download index.php file and remove the code from the bottom of the page.
5. anna says:

   July 28, 2009 at 2:57 am

   I am so upset about Google’s stupid annoying functionality like this attack site. My clients have been ran away from my site and I have removed all contents and still google doesn’t reply yet. I have requested to review the site more than a month and no reply. I have been pissed off a big time and I want to send a fax tomorrow with all my emails to them. I can’t believe google is doing this stupid program. Even though they remove the site and if I put some program which might not really harm, the site will appear again. Then my clients will be scared and will never come back. What the heck they are thinking. I can’t believe this.
6. anna says:

   July 28, 2009 at 2:59 am

   All I have to do is requesting Google to take the stupid $10 domain and stop doing my domain service so I can register with other company. I don’t believe the problem won’t happen again and I can’t check all contents before posting it. Some stupid scripting coudl cause the problem and google server could be sensitive about it. I am so pissed….off.
7. anna says:

   July 28, 2009 at 3:00 am

   I can’t believe no one is suing Google yet. This is definately hurting my biz.
8. admin says:

   July 28, 2009 at 8:03 am

   Anna, give me the url of your site. My site was hacked by SQL injection. It is pretty simple to fix most of the time.
9. Bill Bartmann says:

   September 18, 2009 at 3:03 am

   Hey good stuff…keep up the good work! I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say I’m glad I found your blog. Thanks,)

   A definite great read…:)

   -Bill-Bartmann