spam

What to do in a WordPress spam storm

Spam storm.

Spammers hit my site every minute or so yesterday. Here’s how I handled it, with a look directly into the database, and by closing comments for a while.

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Phishers with pride and humour

Flickr phishing.

When I checked the HTML source of a phishing email I received, I found a bit of fun behind the scenes.

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Remember to check and empty your WordPress spam

177 spams.

Check the list of Spam comments in your WordPress blog regularly. Retrieve any that aren’t spam, and ditch the ones that are.

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8 Steps to clean a hacked WordPress blog

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It takes a lot to clean up a hacked blog. This article explains what’s involved.

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Can we evade the good cause pressgangs?

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Just because you’re a ‘good cause’ doesn’t mean I want you to solicit me by phone at dinnertime or send a stream of email messages.

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Use knowledge to defend against Spam

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What you should know about spam on the Internet and how to deal with it.

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