It is never safe to bot. I got banned today, along with quite a few others. Read the tips on staying safe, and hope for the best. Don't bot on main account, although that won't necessarily keep it safe either. (Although I forgot to tell Blizzard I am a lifetime HB subscriber, so I guess they will refund the difference back to me).
For now it's dangerous. got a druid banned 1hr ago. i'd suggest wait for 1-2 days And for normal time, it's never safe.
That small patch had nothing to do with wow security. It was to hotfix the exploit in pet battle leveing. Where each pet battle you would gain experience equivalent to that of doing a quest.
