‘tmp_lkojfghx’, catching up

Since I had my issue where all of the files on my host were set to 400 permissions (read only) my WordPress blog had been acting weird, specifically I could no longer use the WYSIWYG editor.  I knew it had to be related to the issue I had earlier but could not find the cause.  Well today as I was digging around I noticed that my wp-config.php file had a huge chunk of code on the end that seemed to not belong.  The function started with ‘tmp_lkojfghx’.  Well evidently this was part of whatever occurred that reset permissions.  This chunk of code looks to try to refer web visitors to a Viagra site.  The problem is tracking down where this all originated.  From what I read this could have come from something on my site OR anyone else that hosts on the same server that got compromised.  IX, my host doesn’t seem very interested in finding out what exactly happened.  I am turning up the pressure on them.  Well anyway, I removed the malicious code and my blog editor now works again as it should.

Ali and I Tivo’d the Olympic opening ceremony since we knew we couldn’t watch it with company over.  Wow that was some amazing stuff.  The scale of the performance was mind blowing and a bit scary.  The thousands of Chinese all performing moves with robotic precision was incredible.  I wouldn’t want 1.3 billion of them pissed off at us.  It seems like when they have a stated objective, they will move relentlessly towards it with an iron, icy, ruthless manner.  They almost remind me of the Borg.

On Wednesday I decided to go to the county clinic for my eye.  Even though the pain from light had subsided, the eye was still very red so I figured I better have it checked out.  The PA at the clinic couldn’t determine much either and referred me to an opthamologist whom I visited yesterday.  I sat down in the chair and went through a series of exams.  They dropped some yellowish dye into my eye to help them determine if there were any scratches.  I stuck my head on what looks to be a modern torture device so they could look even closer.  One of the things that Ali always told me sucked about eye exams was when they blow a quick blast of air into your eye to measure pressure.  Well the doctor mentioned something about pressure and moved some device real close to my eye.  I instantly panicked and figured he was going to hit me with a blast.  I started to sweat profusely in anticipation of the unpleasant experience.  Well the blast never came, whatever he was doing didn’t involve any air.  So anyway they did not find anything definitive but prescribed me some generic antibiotic/steroid drops that should wipe out whatever is going on.  By last night my bad eye looked almost clear although I was a bit distressed to see that this morning it was a bit red again.

There is a bunch of stuff I want to get done this weekend and I tried to get a head start by knocking out the mowing last night.  I started at about 6:30 and figured I’d have time to mow and weed whack.  Well I miscalculated when daylight ends.  I wound up mowing the last section of grass by tractor headlights.  Ali came out wondering why the hell I was mowing in the dark.  I told her I wanted to get it done so we had one less thing to do over the weekend. 

The weekend will be busy, plain and simple.