+---
author: JonathanD
date: 2010-01-17 02:36:04+00:00
slug: javascript-spam
category: freenode
category: technical
imported: yes
+robots: noindex
---
You may have noticed some unusual amounts of spam over the past few days, which has had an impact on a number of channels. This spam is the result of some malicious javascript being distributed on a number of webpages which causes visitors to these pages to make a connection to freenode and send spam. While we are doing what we can to mitigate the spam, we would ask that you take a careful look at any unusual sites or URLs you might visit in the near future to be sure you are not being tricked into visiting such a site.