WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Virus/Adware problem on blog http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/virusadware-problem-on-blog WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Virus/Adware problem on blog en Wed, 22 May 2013 20:16:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 abbyqs on "Virus/Adware problem on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/virusadware-problem-on-blog#post-738547 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:34:40 +0000 abbyqs 738547@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ hi both, thanks for the response. i've already posted and just awaiting their reply now. i am curious to know whether wordpress put the ads there on purpose because they are pretty gaudy-looking ads. many thanks again.

]]> timethief on "Virus/Adware problem on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/virusadware-problem-on-blog#post-738545 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:33:07 +0000 timethief 738545@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Here’s the link to contact Staff http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/ After you use the searchbox, under the search results, at the bottom of the page there will be a section that says “Have you found the answer to your question?” You can choose either “Yes I found the answer to my question.” or “No I didn’t find the answer to my question and I would like to contact support for help.” The no option will reveal the contact form.

]]> raincoaster on "Virus/Adware problem on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/virusadware-problem-on-blog#post-738396 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:05:56 +0000 raincoaster 738396@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Once Support re-opens in a few hours, click on the Help button on your dashboard to report it. I can't see it, but I've heard a lot of complaints lately about the ads. Staff should hear that feedback.

]]> abbyqs on "Virus/Adware problem on blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/virusadware-problem-on-blog#post-738392 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:59:41 +0000 abbyqs 738392@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi there, I know WordPress put ads on our blog once in a while, however the new ads look like a virus/spam issue and not the regular ads we are used to seeing. The one I am seeing now looks like spam, please see below.

http://iu.qs.com/2011/11/07/2012-employer-survey-sign-up-facility/

can someone please let us know what's going on? I.e did wordpress put this on our blog or has their server been hacked?

please can you let us know asap because if it is spam we don't want our readers to click on it. thanks, abby

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