WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Is there a virus? http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-there-a-virus WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Is there a virus? en Wed, 22 May 2013 21:59:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 sl1k on "Is there a virus?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-there-a-virus#post-1126788 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:40:01 +0000 sl1k 1126788@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You're welcome! oddeggdesign,

]]> richardmtl on "Is there a virus?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-there-a-virus#post-1125717 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:57:37 +0000 richardmtl 1125717@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi oddeggdesign,

Your instincts were right, if it was late at night I would've been spooked as well. There are several Easter Eggs, and as you saw, I haven't even seen them all. Keep your eyes open for them! :)

]]> oddeggdesign on "Is there a virus?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-there-a-virus#post-1125132 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:22:12 +0000 oddeggdesign 1125132@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks!
I didn't stick around for the full joke. I have a Mac so am not so familiar with viruses and this scared me. It was late at night (thus, I guess I hit the two buttons).

]]> sl1k on "Is there a virus?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-there-a-virus#post-1125116 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:10:15 +0000 sl1k 1125116@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You're welcome chyna,

]]> chyna on "Is there a virus?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-there-a-virus#post-1125027 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:09:15 +0000 chyna 1125027@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Nice catch sl1k. Thanks for sharing.

]]> sl1k on "Is there a virus?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-there-a-virus#post-1124970 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:13:20 +0000 sl1k 1124970@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

"wake up (my user name), and then stuff about the white rabbit.

The good news is it's not a virus but a hidden Easter egg in the WordPress software
Here is a video displaying the Easter egg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkF4WLSkz-U

]]> oddeggdesign on "Is there a virus?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-there-a-virus#post-1124952 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:53:05 +0000 oddeggdesign 1124952@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I can't remember which page. I do remember now that it was when I clicked on "Compare Revisions" that this occurred. Using Safari — yes, the same browser as when I started this thread.

]]> richardmtl on "Is there a virus?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-there-a-virus#post-1124864 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:47:58 +0000 richardmtl 1124864@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Can you tell me the name of the page on which this happened? Were you using the same browser as when you started this thread?

]]> timethief on "Is there a virus?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-there-a-virus#post-1122829 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:51:22 +0000 timethief 1122829@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Go to your email program and change the password to a very difficult one because that's how many hackers gain access to blogs
Read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/

1. If you can log-in go here > Users > All Users and delete any user that does not belong there.

2. Disable post by email > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/

3. Disable post by voice > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-by-voice/

4. Change your blog password to a very difficult one > http://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/#change-your-password

5. Use a secure, encrypted connection to connect to your Dashboard. Under Users → Personal Settings, check the box that says “Always use HTTPS when visiting administration pages, and click Save Changes.

]]> oddeggdesign on "Is there a virus?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-there-a-virus#post-1122824 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:44:40 +0000 oddeggdesign 1122824@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I edited a page and had an alert at the top of the page saying that there was an autosave version. I clicked on that and then selected the most recent version. Then a white screen appeared with something about self comparison and then self destruction and an countdown until I saw a black screen that said "wake up (my user name), and then stuff about the white rabbit. I quickly closed the page.

WTF?

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