Comments on: Alien file: Remv.php

By: Security and Hacking: Protect Thyself and Thy WordPress Blog | The Blog Herald

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:48:26 +0000

[...] They are also very self-policing and educating as well. During the recent remv.php hacker attack, a lot of bloggers reported that they received emails from their web hosts regarding the remv.php file [...]

By: Blog Herald WordPress News: WordPress Scholarship, 800,000 WordPress 2.7 Downloads, XML-RPC Problem, and Top Plugin Authors « Lorelle on WordPress

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:23:20 +0000

[...] lot of people are reporting notifications from their web hosts regarding the remv.php file creating [...]

By: Rudi

Rudi — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:14:38 +0000

@Raquel: upgrading to WP 2.7 is really easy – no more difficult than a version upgrade in 2.5 or 2.6 – so you might as well do it. The WP upgrade instructions are helpful if you get into a jam, but you shouldn’t get into one – it’s not difficult at all.

By: WordPress News: 650,000 WP 2.7 Downloads, BuddyPress, Theme Threat, Schwag, and More | The Blog Herald

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:26:48 +0000

[...] Theme Intruder Reported: A lot of people are reporting notifications from their web hosts regarding the remv.php file creating [...]

By: Sasha’s Corner » Wordpress update

Sasha’s Corner » Wordpress update — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:39:22 +0000

[...] WordPress exploit that happened to several of my blogs was really a big hassle to me. What would have been a light [...]

By: Raquel

Raquel — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:37:05 +0000

Hi Sasha, thank you for this update. I am hesitant to update/upgrade the newest version of WordPress. After I read this entry, I am not sure if I’ll update it or not. Is there a big difference if I’ll remain the old version to new? Which is better?

By: BK

BK — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:10:21 +0000

It happened to me too. Now I realized the same things happened to others. I am not using bluehost; I am using dreamhost. Maybe they are related in some way. Is it very difficult to upgrade the WP version? I went to site to read about the upgrade and it seems quite complicated. BKs last blog post..Wordless Wednesday: Unknown Plant Growing on Tree Barks

By: JD at I Do Things

JD at I Do Things — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:00:57 +0000

This happened to me, too, tho I didn't find out about the corrupt file via e-mail. My site was suspended, and I had to call Bluehost. Luckily the guy I spoke with was very helpful and had my site back up (tho without the theme, plugins, and widgets) in less than an hour. I just assumed it was some stupid random hacker, but the folks at Bluehost told me about this "exploit" that was attacking WP blogs with versions under 2.6.3. That's really all I know. I'm sorry it happened to you and some of your friends. I haven't looked around too much to see if it's all that widespread. Good luck! JD at I Do Thingss last blog post..I AM BACK! (almost) so you don’t have to be