Did I just get hacked?

**PC101** · 09-12-2007, 04:56 PM

Something weird is going down with my site..

http://www.pc101.com/

I have this feeling it may have been hacked. One, cuz I just banned someone and two, other pages appear to be okay...

PC101 - Free Tech Help for Windows XP, Vista, 2000, 98 and more!

So, I think they just hacked the index/home page.

How do fix it and... more importantly... how do I prevent them from doing it again?

Thanks

Lyte

**Jolteon** · 09-12-2007, 06:07 PM

Check your index.html or index.php, check if it is intact, if not upload a backup. (you DO keep backups, yes?)
If it appears intact, try looking around FTP for anything suspicious. Failing that, check with your host.

**PC101** · 09-12-2007, 06:49 PM

Hey Jolteon,

Thanks for responding!

Yup, I do take back ups. I'm hesitant to just fix it until I can figure out how to prevent it. If the moron thinks it's still jacked up then he's going to remain content. If I fix it, he's just going to hack it again... and again... and again... until I shut down the way he's doing it. Any thoughts on how to prevent it?

What's more curious is that I just discovered that when I'm logged into the site it appears to be fine. But when I log out and return as a guest, I see this...

Again, it appears as though the homepage is the only one that's screwed up and it only appears screwed up when I'm not logged into the site... when I'm looking at it as a guest/visitor.

Is everyone else seeing the same thing????

Many thanks in advance for any help!

Lyte

**PC101** · 09-12-2007, 07:09 PM

Hey hey,

I got the answer over on VBulletin.com ... it might be of value to others...

GZIP HTML Output

I'm glad to know it wasn't hacked!

Lyte

**Ryan** · 09-12-2007, 07:32 PM

So you fixed it then?

Because everything looks okay to me on first glance

**PC101** · 09-12-2007, 07:37 PM

Yup! It's all good now ... from what I can see!

Lyte

**jazzking2001** · 03-30-2008, 08:23 AM

a friend of mine told me that his forum has been hacked

**PC101** · 04-06-2008, 11:47 PM

Oh, I've been hacked before... for real! Some Brazilian soccer team put up something about how much their rival sucked. It was definitely annoying but not nearly as malicious as it could have been.

**jazzking2001** · 04-06-2008, 11:55 PM

well its now 2 of my friends who have been hacked
they both had a SMF FORUM

**Harlzard** · 04-08-2008, 10:36 PM

Being hacked is a terrible feeling, i have been a couple times before on the same forum. So thats good news that everything is going ok now PC101.

09-12-2007, 04:56 PM	#1
PC101 Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 235	Did I just get hacked? Something weird is going down with my site.. http://www.pc101.com/ I have this feeling it may have been hacked. One, cuz I just banned someone and two, other pages appear to be okay... PC101 - Free Tech Help for Windows XP, Vista, 2000, 98 and more! So, I think they just hacked the index/home page. How do fix it and... more importantly... how do I prevent them from doing it again? Thanks Lyte __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-12-2007, 06:07 PM	#2
Jolteon Forum Junkie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Holmfirth, England Posts: 3,699	Check your index.html or index.php, check if it is intact, if not upload a backup. (you DO keep backups, yes?) If it appears intact, try looking around FTP for anything suspicious. Failing that, check with your host. __________________ Ack, no currently active projects To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-12-2007, 06:49 PM	#3
PC101 Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 235	Hey Jolteon, Thanks for responding! Yup, I do take back ups. I'm hesitant to just fix it until I can figure out how to prevent it. If the moron thinks it's still jacked up then he's going to remain content. If I fix it, he's just going to hack it again... and again... and again... until I shut down the way he's doing it. Any thoughts on how to prevent it? What's more curious is that I just discovered that when I'm logged into the site it appears to be fine. But when I log out and return as a guest, I see this... Again, it appears as though the homepage is the only one that's screwed up and it only appears screwed up when I'm not logged into the site... when I'm looking at it as a guest/visitor. Is everyone else seeing the same thing???? Many thanks in advance for any help! Lyte __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-12-2007, 07:09 PM	#4
PC101 Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 235	Hey hey, I got the answer over on VBulletin.com ... it might be of value to others... GZIP HTML Output I'm glad to know it wasn't hacked! Lyte __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-12-2007, 07:32 PM	#5
Ryan Forum Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 10,256	So you fixed it then? Because everything looks okay to me on first glance __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - Professional vBulletin Skins

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PC101 Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 235	Yup! It's all good now ... from what I can see! Lyte __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

03-30-2008, 08:23 AM	#7
jazzking2001 Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 187	a friend of mine told me that his forum has been hacked __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - What next?

04-06-2008, 11:47 PM	#8
PC101 Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 235	Oh, I've been hacked before... for real! Some Brazilian soccer team put up something about how much their rival sucked. It was definitely annoying but not nearly as malicious as it could have been. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

04-06-2008, 11:55 PM	#9
jazzking2001 Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 187	well its now 2 of my friends who have been hacked they both had a SMF FORUM __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - What next?

04-08-2008, 10:36 PM	#10
Harlzard Forum Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 1,925	Being hacked is a terrible feeling, i have been a couple times before on the same forum. So thats good news that everything is going ok now PC101. Last edited by Harlzard; 04-08-2008 at 10:38 PM. Reason: mistake

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