Monday 9 September 2019

Spam blog appearing on my reading list

When I clicked on my reading list yesterday to read new blog posts from those I follow, there were loads of posts from a blog I am not following. Turns out it is spam (in a way). If this happens anytime to you, and you want rid, here is what to do.

Select reading list. Click on each of your blogs and when you recognise the spam blog, go to your little edit pen top right of list (RHS of your screen) it says manage blogs. Now find the same blog that you were on and click the dustbin to get rid of it.

In this case, Mortgage Free in Three is the blog that has been hacked/had its address taken. I was a follower and that was where this spam blog was originating from. Gone now thank goodness.

I cannot reiterate strongly enough to download your blog every few weeks at the very least. If this happens to you, you at least can put your blog back on somewhere else rather than lose it forever.

Go to settings, click other. Top right of main page click "back up content", then when the next screen come up, click save to your computer. On my computer I get another screen that asks me to either open or save file. I click save file. A file with the extension .xml arrives in my download folder.

14 comments:

  1. Really helpful advice, thanks so much.
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  2. Wise words and a helpful reminder!

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  3. Thank you for that, I've just saved all three of mine.

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  4. Thank you so much, I hadn't figured out which blog it was, you've saved us all a job there. Good to be reminded to back up my blog too.

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  5. Sorry you had this problem but thanks for the information.

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  6. Nothings sacred these days, flippin spammers.

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  7. Thank you for this. My numptie question is this: how do I open a .xml file please?

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    1. I haven’t bothered to open them in case I mess them up. Just type your question into your search engine and lots of info comes up.

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  8. Thanks for the advice. I lost my first blog that way, but have been lucky with this one so far.

    God bless.

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  9. Thank you for that - just backed mine up for the first time ever!

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  10. I think you'll find that particular site hasn't been hacked - it appears to have reverted back to the person who I suspect owned the hosting all along. Only seems fair to set the record straight really!

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    1. I used the terminology on the help site I visited to solve the problem. They referred to spam and hacked when this particular problem arises. I know Elaine had tried to resurrect her blog but was unable to, so who knows.

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