SMF Redirection

[xJamie]

Hey, why is my SMF forum redirecting to another website?

My website is: http://pwnxile.cm/index.php

Thanks!

[mashby]

Hmm. This:
http://pwnxile.cm/index.php
Goes here (doesn't redirect):
http://pwnxile.cm/index.php
What is your experience redirecting you to?

[xJamie]

Hmm. This:
http://pwnxile.cm/index.php
Goes here (doesn't redirect):
http://pwnxile.cm/index.php
What is your experience redirecting you to?

When some of my users go to http://pwnxile.cm, they get redirected to http//ownxile.cm.

I went on my friend's teamviewer and i went to http://pwnxile.cm and it redirected me to http://ownxile.cm..

So i clicked on "view source code" and i found this:
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=http://ownxile.com/"/>

How do i remove it? Thanks

[Deaks]

look in the index.template.php of the theme

BTW I dont get redirected

[xJamie]

look in the index.template.php of the theme

BTW I dont get redirected

In index.template.php of my theme i searched "OwnXile".. couldnt find anything :S

[mashby]

I would ask your friend what he might have installed on his computer/browser. Are you experiencing that? So far, two other random people aren't.

[Deaks]

try index.php in the root folder of your smf install.

[xJamie]

try index.php in the root folder of your smf install.

"Can't find the text "ownxile""

[Deaks]

then you will need to check all your forum files but as mashby has said 2 people from different parts of world havent been affected :/

[mashby]

Autocorrect? Somehow I doubt it. I'm honestly thinking this is truly an isolated incident. Here's the interesting part:

I went on my friend's teamviewer and i went to http://pwnxile.cm and it redirected me to http://ownxile.cm..

So i clicked on "view source code" and i found this:
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=http://ownxile.com/"/>

Considering the one starting with o doesn't even exist, did the source code you provided come from the one starting with the p? If it did, I would think we'd all be ending up on the one starting with o.

[NanoSector]

Some browsers have "Automatically fix mistyped words" functionality. "pwn" is often corrected with own.

[Ninja ZX-10RR]

No redirect here either. I am on Maxthon browser

After Nanosector's message it would be useful to know which browser redirected people are using and then Google how to disable that auto-correct for good.

[xJamie]

Some browsers have "Automatically fix mistyped words" functionality. "pwn" is often corrected with own.

I don't think that is the reason why it redirects.

Recently I fired one of my developers. He back stabbed me.

Today I woke up to people saying the site redirects to http://ownxile.com...

The developer had access to my dedicated server and to the forum files.

[mashby]

OK, have a look in .htaccess? Have you made sure to remove any access points for your fired developer?

[Deaks]

also change all your site passwords so he wont have access

[xJamie]

OK, have a look in .htaccess? Have you made sure to remove any access points for your fired developer?

Nothing in .htaccess.. i have also changed all the passwords.

the funny part is, whenever he goes to http://pwnxile.cm on FIREFOX, he gets redirected to http://ownxile.com

BUT, when he goes to http://pwnxile.cm on INTERNET EXPLORER, he doesn't get redirected....

[mashby]

I'm on Firefox, too.

[NanoSector]

If it were a problem in the files it would happen for everyone.

What browser are your members using?

I'm on Firefox as well, don't get redirected.

[xJamie]

If it were a problem in the files it would happen for everyone.

What browser are your members using?

I'm on Firefox as well, don't get redirected.

Solved the problem. I replaced the wwwroot folder with one of my smf backup folders. but my members also had to clear their history to access the site..

[xJamie]

The problem is not solved.......

Whhen he went to http://pwnxile.cm after clearing his history he could access the site. When he refreshed the site, he got redirected to http://ownxile.com..

I am using CloudFlare and IIS for hosting my forum.