Here’s an alert from a concerned citizen:
The El Paso zoo is running a malware infested website. I think this needs to be reported on/brought to the public’s attention. The El Paso Zoo is running a website that is hacked and is full of malware/spam. They were notified of this multiple times starting a couple weeks ago but still have not fixed it. There are even people who have had their computers infected from using the website.
You can verify this malware on their website by doing a google search for “site:elpasozoo.org”. Not only will that immediately say the site was hacked (as identified by google), but you will also see a bunch of “spam” and garbage links on the site.
I notified the zoo of the hack on February 22. I posted on their facebook account on that day as well as emailed them, so you can scroll down their FB account and see that Feb 22 post. As a matter of fact they said it was fixed then, but it never was. I repeatedly emailed them a few more times since Feb 22 and they said they were still working on it. However it is still infested. I have the email chain showing this as well if you want it.
This is a major security concern and the zoo is actively spreading viruses and malware. I think this story needs to be brought to the public’s attention to limit their risk if malware.
So if you go to the zoo’s website, wear a condom.
And perhaps the community owes a debt of gratitude to Jon McNamara.
I have encountered similar situations with too many – mostly governmental – web sites over the years. They set up a site, but then fail to monitor it, or assign someone to maintain it, and never respond to inquiries generated by the site. One wonders how much it cost the taxpayers to set it up, and how much more it will cost to clean it up, and why the administrators (and, elected officials who are supposed to oversee this stuff) never seem to take steps to prevent or correct these problems. I guess it all goes back to the squeeky wheel syndrome.
It’s ridiculous that they know they have a problem and still refuse to take the site down. With most schools on spring break next week, many parents and children are going to be visiting the site so the number of infected computers is going to sky rocket! Shame on you El Paso Zoo!
Here’s a better website that is safe:
http://www.bornfreeusa.org