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SMF Support => SMF 2.0.x Support => Topic started by: Kalandor on September 10, 2008, 02:22:21 AM

Title: SMF 2 Beta 3 Hacked
Post by: Kalandor on September 10, 2008, 02:22:21 AM
Hello

I host a SMF 2 Beta 3 Forum and I found out it has been hacked, but I cannot find how to fix it yet.
The forum URL is http://metalfaith.org/board/

I will greatly appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks in advance for the help
Title: Re: SMF 2 Beta 3 Hacked
Post by: Kalandor on September 10, 2008, 02:25:26 AM
I upgraded it to beta 4, but with no effect
Title: Re: SMF 2 Beta 3 Hacked
Post by: Nathaniel on September 10, 2008, 03:20:21 AM
You may wish to make a security report:
http://www.simplemachines.org/about/security.php

I would recommend that you restore a backup and then update that to SMF 2 Beta 4.0.

Title: Re: SMF 2 Beta 3 Hacked
Post by: Kalandor on September 10, 2008, 03:25:56 AM
Restore backup of database, forum files or both ?
Title: Re: SMF 2 Beta 3 Hacked
Post by: Nathaniel on September 10, 2008, 03:27:53 AM
Probably both, it depends exactly what they hacked. Its probably better to restore a backup of everything, just in case. Although if you are sure that they didn't hack your database, only your files. Then it may be better to restore the files only.
Title: Re: SMF 2 Beta 3 Hacked
Post by: Kalandor on September 10, 2008, 04:37:59 AM
I will try by restoring yesterday's backup of the whole site, but probbably it is done after the site has been hacked. Any other suggestions about the situation ?
Title: Re: SMF 2 Beta 3 Hacked
Post by: Kalandor on September 10, 2008, 05:41:15 AM
OK
I actually fixed it
name of one of the topics with the database was replaced by redirection to a new URL. I updated forum to the latest version.
Title: Re: SMF 2 Beta 3 Hacked
Post by: riker on September 10, 2008, 07:09:43 AM
Quote from: Kalandor on September 10, 2008, 05:41:15 AM
OK
I actually fixed it
name of one of the topics with the database was replaced by redirection to a new URL. I updated forum to the latest version.

Do you have Ad management working on beta 4 ?
Title: Re: SMF 2 Beta 3 Hacked
Post by: Kalandor on September 10, 2008, 07:35:35 AM
no