Downtime + Hacking etc

Post by **Benn** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:57 pm

In case anyone hadn't spotted, the forums were hacked. It wasn't specifically the forum, but the host.

If anyone has any problems or anything weird happen (most likely missing data), PM me please.

Merci beacoup!

amber · Post by **amber** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:15 am

oohh leetzor hackzor

I'll change my password just in case

dont want brooks pt2 happening

DanJ · Post by **DanJ** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 6:14 pm

It's a worm that travels the universe looking for a PHP script to attack, when it finds one it causes it to overwrite itself with a set piece of code. I had to chmod my php scripts to 444 in order for them not to get overwritten.

Lana · Post by **Lana** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:51 pm

It is a webworm that attacks all php sites that use a certain version. German speakers can read more here: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/54504

Explanation of the PhBB site:
http://www.phpbb.de/viewtopic.php?t=73427

Workaround if you can't upgrade the phb version:
http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=240513

Share in info ^^

Chew · Post by **Chew** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:28 am

As I run also a board - and used to run 2 of them,
I read about this hack more than a month ago, and also modified the "viewtopic-file" as was described on the official phpBB forums to prevent any troubles very soon after - maybe you should have done the same :p
If I remember it right - infected versions are .06 to .10

Cheers
Chew