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Security Alert: Malware found on Widget

by Customer Service on August 16, 2010

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Our Security Team was alerted this past weekend to a malicious code that was added to a widget housed on our small business blog, growsmartbusiness.com.  This widget was used to provide small business tips on Network Solutions’ under construction pages. We have removed the widget from those pages and continue to check and monitor to ensure security.  The number of impacted pages that have reported publicly over the weekend are not accurate.  We’re still investigating the number of web pages affected. 

If you have downloaded the GrowSmartBusiness widget to your website, we recommend you delete that widget and scan your site for malware. 

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To get more resources and find out more information on malware infection and taking measures to protect your site, check out StopBadware.Org

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    • Jeffrey A. Williams

      This had been reported some months ago. Why is it only now that Network Solutions has decided to remove
      this badware?

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    • Pr0curve

      “he number of impacted pages that have reported publicly over the weekend are not accurate. We’re still investigating the number of web pages affected. “

      OK, its two days later, whats the real number?

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