http://cof.tigerroar.co.uk/showthread.p ... rum-reboot" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Poor regular maintenance and supervision by the administrator is more likely the reason for the site to be attacked by hackers. Thank goodness our Andrew knows how to look after a public forum correctly.
Squatter forum hacked.
Moderators: Admin, Ralph, asl, Robin
-
taxidave
- Posts: 3510
- Joined: 20 Nov 2009, 09:56
- Location: Crewe station buffet, wish I'd stayed there!
http://www.robinsnestforum.co.uk/viewto ... =3&t=14477" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
-
RegencyCheltenhamSpa
- Posts: 29817
- Joined: 21 Nov 2009, 03:27
Hacking...using a site you don't pay for to offer a service below the standard the intended purpose. The on-line equivalent of a ground hire at a Football League club by a Parkball team who don't pay!
I actually sympathise here with Neil Im afraid - a lot of hard work goes into running and maintaining a forum and I can say we have had problems with this forum - albeit at the time I was employing the services of someone to look after my business websites and subsequently this one so it was quickly recovered from a recent backup at the time.
Just to let you know though that from (possibly) this weekend I will no longer be Admin / owner / maintaining the forum as plans are in place to move things over soon.
Last nights maintenance unfortunately was required because of new servers by my current hardware host but glad to say things went smoothly by the looks of it.
Good luck Neil in getting things back up and running (after all we dont want you all coming over here and posting
).
Just to let you know though that from (possibly) this weekend I will no longer be Admin / owner / maintaining the forum as plans are in place to move things over soon.
Last nights maintenance unfortunately was required because of new servers by my current hardware host but glad to say things went smoothly by the looks of it.
Good luck Neil in getting things back up and running (after all we dont want you all coming over here and posting
).-
RegencyCheltenhamSpa
- Posts: 29817
- Joined: 21 Nov 2009, 03:27
No, you're thinking of fora - but that requires more than one forum being operational.Neil wrote:Is the proper plural for moron actually mora?
Neil,
Have you seen this:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=301904" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Andy.
Have you seen this:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=301904" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Andy.
Yep, he's the blighter. It's all well and good trying to tidy up the mess but they also say he's installed a back door so I'm just going to go for a clean start.Admin wrote:Neil,
Have you seen this:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=301904" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Andy.
Good luck with it Neil - by a clean install I assume you mean database as well so everyone will have to re-register - only saying that because apparently the hacker manages to set up an admin account within the database by looking at the comments on that thread.
You should be able to find one if they have.Admin wrote:Good luck with it Neil - by a clean install I assume you mean database as well so everyone will have to re-register - only saying that because apparently the hacker manages to set up an admin account within the database by looking at the comments on that thread.
Neil if you need any assistance, let me know.
They didn't hack my account, they signed up and made themselves administrators through a hack in the forum software.ctfc-fan wrote:Now deleted Neil?
I'm assuming your main password has been changed and to something very strong?
You could also download all the files to your hard drive and then list them by date modified to see what was changed around the date it happened.
Yes but what they do when they're in to your server is put hidden code within your existing files and new pages in deep folders. That way, when they want to call it, they can use it for further devious purposes, such as distributing viruses etc.
So you need to first update your core code from the developers, remove any offending code, remove him as a forum admin and remove him as a db user.
So you need to first update your core code from the developers, remove any offending code, remove him as a forum admin and remove him as a db user.
-
RegencyCheltenhamSpa
- Posts: 29817
- Joined: 21 Nov 2009, 03:27
Why would someone want to hack a small football forum?
-
Andy
Its not always the size of the item attacked but the fact that you have caused complete mass mayhem on a vast amount of forums using the same software - they just write the code for the bot to then search out and attack any site that runs the particular version of forum code you know had a vulnerability.RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:Why would someone want to hack a small football forum?
And the collective damage they could then cause.Andy wrote:Its not always the size of the item attacked but the fact that you have caused complete mass mayhem on a vast amount of forums using the same software - they just write the code for the bot to then search out and attack any site that runs the particular version of forum code you know had a vulnerability.RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:Why would someone want to hack a small football forum?
It's bloody annoying, I'll give it that. Trying to arrange coaches to away games is hard enough as it is without being unable to advertise them properly. Resorting to a bloody great blackboard by the turnstile on Sunday, but knowing our luck the fecking thing will probably get infected with woodworm!