Early yesterday evening, BismarckTribune.com was attacked by a foreign hacker and malicious code was placed on some of our web pages. As of 12:30 PM Thursday, the code has been removed and the site is functioning normally.

The Bismarck Tribune would like to apologize for any inconvenience or concerns this may have caused. While this instance has been deemed a 'low risk' threat, we take these matters very seriously and have taken steps to prevent future attacks.

And for our readers that do not have virus/spyware protection, we offer the following free downloads:

AdAware - Spyware removal: http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

AVG - Antivirus software: http://free.avg.com/

Thank you,

Rod Austin

Online Manager

The Bismarck Tribune

rod.austin@bismarcktribune.com

701-355-8832