My sites keep getting hacked

combs84 · 07-11-2006, 09:48 PM

I left this one up:
http://sportslogs.com

Why is this happening and what precautions can be takin so it doesn't happen again? So far i've just uploaded the index file back over it from my local drive. but this one i was unable to save.

Nobody knows my passwords or anything...any ideas?

franchise · 07-11-2006, 10:16 PM

where are the sites hosted? Did you contact your host and what did they have to say about the problem?
That could shed some light on things....

Zhang · 07-11-2006, 10:34 PM

Whoever your hosting company is should be able to help you track and fix this, if they are unable to help, you need to switch companies. At the very least, they should be able to go into the server and reset your website with a clean slate. They should also be able to get the IP of the hacker and block them from their servers because they should be logging all IP addresses that come and go.

combs84 · 07-11-2006, 10:54 PM

OK Thanks, I guess I will contact them tomorrow. I use 1and1...I know they are horrible with domains and whatnot..and have horrible support but I got locked in with them buying a ton of domains with them before I had known that. So i've got about 100 domains with them so moving them really isn't an option.

I will try and see what they can do in regards to the IP and blocking them though.

spacetrain · 07-12-2006, 02:50 AM

Meh well i hate hackers, so i reported there domain to there registrar and internic for invalid data then reported there site to there hosts.

combs84 · 07-12-2006, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacetrain

Meh well i hate hackers, so i reported there domain to there registrar and internic for invalid data then reported there site to there hosts.

Thanks

. Yea I really don't see why they need to get their kicks by trying to hurt my sites and business

.

fried-chicken · 07-12-2006, 12:41 PM

no way!!!

im really, really mad for you. they are scum!!!!!!!

stuff like this make my angry.

Phronesis · 07-12-2006, 12:47 PM

Wow....losers in Romania with nothing to do. They need to get a life.

lpxxfaintxx · 07-12-2006, 01:34 PM

Hey, I think Romania are white-hat hackers, trying to help you. If they could hack you, then obviously others can too. That is why they did! So that you would be aware of this, and so that you can fix it. I know it may be frustrating, but if you plan on making this site last really long, it will be beneficial. Anyone agree with me?

Linkery · 07-12-2006, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lpxxfaintxx

Hey, I think Romania are white-hat hackers, trying to help you. If they could hack you, then obviously others can too. That is why they did! So that you would be aware of this, and so that you can fix it. I know it may be frustrating, but if you plan on making this site last really long, it will be beneficial. Anyone agree with me?

I don't agree AT ALL...if you wanted someone to try to hack your site, you should hire a firm to do it and report back on what you can fix. If you didn't want this, its illegal, plain and simple no matter how you look at it. Hacking someone's personal property (a website IS in essence virtual personal property), in my book and the eyes of the law, is equivalent to breaking and entering with intent to cause hardship and damage and/or fraud. Its criminal. No ifs, ands or buts. I have a law enforcement background and would LOVE to meet some of these "hacker" people face to face.

You may call this a rant, but I'd like to find these kind of people and bring them down. I was once a victim myself, but now I don't hesitate to report any suspicious activity. Don't waste a minute, report them ASAP.

danstevenson · 07-12-2006, 01:54 PM

i had someone do something that this to one of my .ca domains cira phoned me like 2 seconds later told me about my site getting hacked and i fixed it then i just reported them and never happened again

combs84 · 07-12-2006, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lpxxfaintxx

Hey, I think Romania are white-hat hackers, trying to help you. If they could hack you, then obviously others can too. That is why they did! So that you would be aware of this, and so that you can fix it. I know it may be frustrating, but if you plan on making this site last really long, it will be beneficial. Anyone agree with me?

yea I can't agree with you either. Hacking me to show me that other people can hack me really makes no sense. If I didn't have everything on my local disk it would have all been gone...as the one site I posted was.

Hopefully they stop messing with my stuff though, it's not fun.

shanee86 · 07-12-2006, 05:47 PM

Yea hackers suck or bad ones do I know some that are good and work for firms to keep bad ones out. Bur yea we also had one or our servers hacked because of a upload script someone had our server. We had our server admin fix it. I really hate bad hackers fell for you man.

**CrazyTech** · 07-12-2006, 06:35 PM

It's between you and your host at this point. They should be able to tell you where they are getting in, otherwise it's time for you to move. I say this from experience in the industry.

MyPGP · 07-13-2006, 07:34 AM

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Osprey · 07-13-2006, 07:46 AM

It could also be a weakness in any software you were using on the site.

It's true that some people hack sites to highlight security exploits etc. - It doesn't mean it's right, but it doesn't mean it's not their excuse for doing it

**-Nick-** · 07-13-2006, 09:30 AM

Man again I clicked on your website and there is another banner over there. Hackers are even hacking that banner pages themselves to prove who is hacking it.

Treacle · 07-21-2006, 01:27 AM

I know exactly how you feel about the hacking. I have just been told that the hosting company that I use has been hacked completely and even the backups have gone! I'm moving host toute suite but would appreciate any security guidance that people have.

Thanks

TestCase · 07-21-2006, 06:45 PM

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...would appreciate any security guidance that people have

Are you using any particular script packagea, CMS, or ??? for your sites? If so, have you been keeping them updated with the latest security patches?

Convergence · 07-21-2006, 07:26 PM

Your subdomains are still there...

Based on your format of the subdomains and the "wordpress" at the bottom, I would suspect the hackers are simply typing "Proudly Powered by WordPress" in Google and taking advantage of WordPress' security holes -

I would also contact WordPress and/or their forums...

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MK3Design · 07-21-2006, 07:38 PM

Ive been having the same problems recently. They got about 15 of my sites. It sucks. Now im getting a dedicated server where only I can login from this computer.

Good luck

Treacle · 07-22-2006, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TestCase

Are you using any particular script packagea, CMS, or ??? for your sites? If so, have you been keeping them updated with the latest security patches?

No CMS but an image upload in php might be the one. They hacked just my index page - however the whole server has been affected for my (former) host.

Badger · 07-22-2006, 04:55 PM

if they have access to your sever and ftp files etc then despite you reloading the index files etc then they can do it again..

Why though, god only knows...?

All you have to do is change your password on your ftp/Cpanel andl load up your files and away you go...

simpsons · 07-22-2006, 06:51 PM

Always make different passwords and don't forget them :P

MyPGP · 07-23-2006, 12:27 AM

Subscribe to Secunia.Com advisories. They might give you a good "Heads Up" in regards to any security holes in your hosting/os apps.

07-11-2006, 09:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
combs84 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 545 75.00 NP$ (Donate)	My sites keep getting hacked I left this one up: http://sportslogs.com Why is this happening and what precautions can be takin so it doesn't happen again? So far i've just uploaded the index file back over it from my local drive. but this one i was unable to save. Nobody knows my passwords or anything...any ideas?

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shanee86 NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Oklahoma Posts: 467 41.70 NP$ (Donate)	Yea hackers suck or bad ones do I know some that are good and work for firms to keep bad ones out. Bur yea we also had one or our servers hacked because of a upload script someone had our server. We had our server admin fix it. I really hate bad hackers fell for you man. __________________ My sites: Free Funny Videos Free flash games. Free Banner Exchange DotNameHost Hosting at its best Upload More Files

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franchise NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 444 114.25 NP$ (Donate)	where are the sites hosted? Did you contact your host and what did they have to say about the problem? That could shed some light on things....

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Zhang NamePros Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gardendale, Texas Posts: 48 55.30 NP$ (Donate)	Whoever your hosting company is should be able to help you track and fix this, if they are unable to help, you need to switch companies. At the very least, they should be able to go into the server and reset your website with a clean slate. They should also be able to get the IP of the hacker and block them from their servers because they should be logging all IP addresses that come and go.

07-11-2006, 10:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
combs84 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 545 75.00 NP$ (Donate)	OK Thanks, I guess I will contact them tomorrow. I use 1and1...I know they are horrible with domains and whatnot..and have horrible support but I got locked in with them buying a ton of domains with them before I had known that. So i've got about 100 domains with them so moving them really isn't an option. I will try and see what they can do in regards to the IP and blocking them though.

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spacetrain NamePros Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 133 10.00 NP$ (Donate)	Meh well i hate hackers, so i reported there domain to there registrar and internic for invalid data then reported there site to there hosts.

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Phronesis Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,776 211.35 NP$ (Donate)	Wow....losers in Romania with nothing to do. They need to get a life.

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