A client's WordPress site was recently hacked by some malware, receiving the dreaded red warning screen. You know the one where it warns that a site may harm your computer? This warning comes from your browser but is triggered by Google detecting that malware is on your site. First, this is NOT a WordPress security issue. It is all about malware being inserted by third party ad services. For my fellow WordPress folks, this is not the same issue dealt with at that hosting company that will remain unnamed. The Red Screen of Death When Google crawls a site and detects malware, they issue a warning which results in that red screen. They also add a warning within their search results right under the link to your site that says 'This site may harm your computer'. All pretty scary stuff for a visitor finding your site for the first time. So,assuming at
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Major Security Warning for Anyone Using Ad Services
April 22, 2010
