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# Aw, man
After losing some friends and family members, I've been thinking about the web properties we leave behind for quite some time now.

Scrambled Edd leaves behind a website - eddsworld.co.uk - that currently resists visitors because of a malware alert, probably resulting from some spamming twunt injecting naughties via his blog. (Excerpt from Google report: 'Of the 102 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 3 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2012-03-27, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2012-03-15.')

Perhaps with the right contacts/permissions, this is something we can tidy up and sort out on behalf of his loved ones so Scrambled Edd's site can serve as a reminder of what a talented and clever chap he was, instead of a platform for some spamming tossbag.
(, Wed 28 Mar 2012, 9:30, archived)
# ^ this
The virus is very real. My sad-looking laptop with its reamed bootsector can vouch for it
(, Wed 28 Mar 2012, 9:33, archived)
# According to his twitter, I think
It got rectified and is just awaiting a rescan by Google.

Hope his friends/family keep the domain and hosting running.

Edd Gould ‏ @eddsworld
Sorry about the Malware threat currently on my site, the problem should be fixed, just need to wait for the warning to be removed by Google
12:28 AM - 9 Mar 12 via Silver Bird · Details
(, Wed 28 Mar 2012, 9:34, archived)
# I hate to be a wet blanket
but that was on 8 march...
https://twitter.com/#!/eddsworld/status/177898687194861569

... and according to Google 'the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2012-03-15' (i.e. a week later)

So the rescan has happened and there's still some cleaning up to be done.

(, Wed 28 Mar 2012, 9:39, archived)
# I'm not going near it on my work machine
but if it's a wordpress site I've had experience of these buggers
(, Wed 28 Mar 2012, 9:42, archived)
# I know someone who used wordpress
Site ended up with several GB of porn hidden on it. Not his, either.
(, Wed 28 Mar 2012, 9:45, archived)
# fuckers, I am suffering the same problem for one of my (non b3ta) sites
I would happily beat any hacker responsible for doing this to Edd's unconscious
(, Wed 28 Mar 2012, 9:36, archived)
# ^ very much this
(, Wed 28 Mar 2012, 9:38, archived)
# blackhole virus..my anti-virus stopped it
(, Wed 28 Mar 2012, 10:22, archived)