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Help! Site has been hacked

Discussion in 'Databases' started by TTChin, Sep 25, 2009.

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    Please help. My site has been hacked.

    When I type in the URL of my website, it goes to some hacker site, before a message saying the following comes up:

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    Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer!
    The website at www.mysite.com [I have removed my site from here]contains elements from the site www.xdxbx.com, which appears to host malware - software that can hurt your computer or otherwise operate without your consent. Just visiting a site that contains malware can infect your computer.
    For detailed information about the problems with these elements, visit the Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page for www.xdxbx.com.
    Learn more about how to protect yourself from harmful software online.
    I understand that visiting this site may harm my computer.

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    I am using Wordpress. The DNS records look fine.

    How can I fix this problem? It is really destroying my business.

    PS: I don't to put down my URL for obvious reasons.

    TT
     
    TTChin, Sep 25, 2009 IP
  2. arimmer

    arimmer Peon

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    #2
    try to contact your support hosting... :)
    and i thing its good to upgrade your wordpress site ;)
    some plugin would be a nice backdoor system of hacker/spammer/cracker
     
    arimmer, Sep 25, 2009 IP
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    If all your passwords still work, you can just reconstruct everything from your backups.
     
    ThomasTwen, Sep 26, 2009 IP
  4. nirajkum

    nirajkum Active Member

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    I think you are using the old version of wordpress. I would suggest you to login to your site through CPanel and check the script or php code which has caused it ..
     
    nirajkum, Sep 30, 2009 IP
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    Traffic-Bug Active Member

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    Go through your sitte and look for offending code (script injected code) that looks like eval, base64, encode, etc. Then delete the nonsense and request for reconsideration in google.
     
    Traffic-Bug, Sep 30, 2009 IP
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    balihost Peon

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    if you're getting exploit iframe malicious code, clean your pc from virus/malware and change your ftp password, upload your backup and sending reconsideration request in Google for webmaster page.
     
    balihost, Oct 1, 2009 IP
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    Does your hosting offer any backup or if you have a recent backup copy of the site files I would just take the site down and upload the files back to the server.
     
    troppy, Oct 5, 2009 IP
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    Last time this happened to me I deleted everything and did a new install.

    Contact your host to see what they can do.
     
    crystalq, Oct 5, 2009 IP
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    E-IndiaWeb Well-Known Member

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    If you are still stuck i can help you out of this.
     
    E-IndiaWeb, Oct 5, 2009 IP
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    well dude only way is delete everything .. install freshly new version and restore backup ..
     
    vishal172, Oct 5, 2009 IP
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    Contact your support hosting.
     
    Slitake, Oct 5, 2009 IP
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    SCLocal Notable Member

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    #12
    I had the same thing happen, it's an issue with the old wordpress versions. You need to upgrade your wordpress version to the current 2.8.4 (the most current I believe) and then install a fresh copy of your themes. Chances are your theme files are the ones that have the 'hacked' code embedded.
     
    SCLocal, Oct 5, 2009 IP
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    Blue Star Ent. Well-Known Member

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    #13
    I agree with what another poster said about cleaning your own computer first, then tend to your web site. Your personal computer is probably infected.
     
    Blue Star Ent., Oct 5, 2009 IP
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    #14
    Another thing regarding WordPress I'll mention is the fact that you should always download the Themes from the original creator/distributor. Lots of times 3rd party sites supply modified/hacked themes, this is especially true if you try to (illegally) download premium themes from rapidshare, warez sites, etc.
     
    SCLocal, Oct 6, 2009 IP
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    jenrlo Greenhorn

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    A timely reminder to make sure that everything is kept up to date. Protection on PC, update WordPress, update plugins, make sure all sites are backed up - be consistent with this. It only takes a few minutes to do and while that can be irritating it is so important.
     
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  16. wisdomtool

    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    It is a 2009 thread, I guess the hack won't exist for so long and long solved :) Thread closed.
     
    wisdomtool, Apr 7, 2014 IP
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