Server Hacked?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by glenv, Jan 22, 2009.

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    glenv, Jan 22, 2009 IP
  2. revoD

    revoD Peon

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    Have you tried contacting your hosting company? They might be able to find out where the hole is. It's odd that a hacker would direct traffic to your site, rather than direct traffic from your site elsewhere...

    Make sure you're using the latest version of wordpress. Try creating a new database as well.
     
    revoD, Jan 22, 2009 IP
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    mooseweb Banned

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    If you had a WordPress theme that was "hacked" or stolen for that matter it could very well of had a back door inside of the code, most likely the encrypted part.

    My recommendation is to remove the theme immediately, or de-code it string by string until you find something that doesn't fit. (If you do not know how to do that, you could easily find a programmer, such as me :), to go over that for you, only a small fee)

    Also, remove the current database you have and hand-copy over all blog posts, that may seem like a hassle but your database could very well be penetrated. Make a brand new database, something that is not even remotely close to the information before-hand, and also use a very safe password. You don't need to remember your password for everyday use, so make it something that has roughly 15 characters. Remember, alpha-numeric with symbols throughout the password are safe.


    Those are just some steps you can take, but if someone is determined enough to get in, there is nothing you can do to become 100% safe.
     
    mooseweb, Jan 22, 2009 IP