Comments on: Back online…sort of http://www.andydidyk.com/2008/07/15/back-onlinesort-of/ Perspectives on advertising, marketing, branding, and consumerism Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:50:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Nick Rice http://www.andydidyk.com/2008/07/15/back-onlinesort-of/#comment-228 Nick Rice Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:24:49 +0000 http://www.andydidyk.com/?p=105#comment-228 Sure, blame the source of inspiration and knowledge. :) The only way I knew I was hacked was by looking at my own RSS feed. Somehow, they inserted hidden links into a lot of my posts--all going back to drug, gambling and porn sites. If you simply looked at my blog, you couldn't see them; but since RSS strips everything away, the links were visible. I'm surprised I didn't lose any subscribers. I had to go through each and every post looking at the HTML source code for hidden links. Then manually removing and saving. It sucked. The AskApache plugin is awesome; but it's like playing w/ dynamite. I completely hosed my own blog two or three times trying to figure it out. But it does keep unwanted intruders out. The comment plugin is really simple and cool. Sure, blame the source of inspiration and knowledge. :)

The only way I knew I was hacked was by looking at my own RSS feed. Somehow, they inserted hidden links into a lot of my posts–all going back to drug, gambling and porn sites. If you simply looked at my blog, you couldn’t see them; but since RSS strips everything away, the links were visible. I’m surprised I didn’t lose any subscribers.

I had to go through each and every post looking at the HTML source code for hidden links. Then manually removing and saving. It sucked.

The AskApache plugin is awesome; but it’s like playing w/ dynamite. I completely hosed my own blog two or three times trying to figure it out. But it does keep unwanted intruders out. The comment plugin is really simple and cool.

]]> By: Andy Didyk http://www.andydidyk.com/2008/07/15/back-onlinesort-of/#comment-227 Andy Didyk Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:13:39 +0000 http://www.andydidyk.com/?p=105#comment-227 Thanks Nick! I'll try those. After running Google Webmaster Tools, I do think I've been hacked as well. In its keyword analysis, some of my top 100 keywords are drug and porn spam. Sigh. I'm glad for your advice, especially since you're the one who got me into blogging to begin with. =) Thanks Nick! I’ll try those. After running Google Webmaster Tools, I do think I’ve been hacked as well. In its keyword analysis, some of my top 100 keywords are drug and porn spam. Sigh. I’m glad for your advice, especially since you’re the one who got me into blogging to begin with. =)

]]> By: Nick Rice http://www.andydidyk.com/2008/07/15/back-onlinesort-of/#comment-226 Nick Rice Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:36:53 +0000 http://www.andydidyk.com/?p=105#comment-226 If you haven't done so, I recommend installing a WP Admin security plugin (I use AskApache) and a comment verification plugin (mine is Peters Custom Anti-spam). I was hacked twice and haven't been since installing thee plugins. Knock on wood. Oh and be sure to install the latest version of WP. It makes a difference. If you haven’t done so, I recommend installing a WP Admin security plugin (I use AskApache) and a comment verification plugin (mine is Peters Custom Anti-spam).

I was hacked twice and haven’t been since installing thee plugins. Knock on wood.

Oh and be sure to install the latest version of WP. It makes a difference.

]]> By: Andy Didyk http://www.andydidyk.com/2008/07/15/back-onlinesort-of/#comment-221 Andy Didyk Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:42:42 +0000 http://www.andydidyk.com/?p=105#comment-221 Thanks for the encouragement. The Starbucks was in Memphis, and was a great place to write because it was totally empty at the time I was there. I hope to be able to write a little more frequently now that some of my technical issues have been resolved. Thanks for the encouragement. The Starbucks was in Memphis, and was a great place to write because it was totally empty at the time I was there. I hope to be able to write a little more frequently now that some of my technical issues have been resolved.

]]> By: Stephen Newton http://www.andydidyk.com/2008/07/15/back-onlinesort-of/#comment-220 Stephen Newton Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:37:24 +0000 http://www.andydidyk.com/?p=105#comment-220 Great to see you online again and vindicated, mostly. I'm curious as to what city that Starbucks was in. Keep posting! Great to see you online again and vindicated, mostly. I’m curious as to what city that Starbucks was in. Keep posting!

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