My site has been hacked, the attack replaces my index.php file. I have a backup of the file but ever time I replace it the attacker modifies it. I really don't know what to do. The site is Joomal! 1.5, but I have no idea how to go about updating it as I did not create it.
I do have admin access to the back end, not that that seems to help me much.
If anyone can see any obvious problems other than an outdated Jommla! install I would love to hear from them.
Thanks in advance.
Problem Description :: Forum Post Assistant (v1.2.4) : 16th September 2014 wrote:My index.php file keeps being replaced. I have a backup but the file is overwritten by someone. While they do not do any real damage it is very annoying. I have checked the file and folder permissions and they seem ok. I hope someone can help me.
Log/Error Message :: Forum Post Assistant (v1.2.4) : 16th September 2014 wrote:Just the \'new\' front page, informing me I have been hacked.
Actions Taken To Resolve by Forum Post Assistant (v1.2.4) 16th September 2014 wrote:Confirm file permissions, reset passwords.
Forum Post Assistant (v1.2.4) : 16th September 2014 wrote:Basic Environment :: wrote:Joomla! Instance :: Joomla! 1.5.26-Stable (senu takaa ama busani) 27-March-2012
Joomla! Configured :: Yes | Read-Only (440) | Owner: ashleysc (uid: 1/gid: 1) | Group: ashleysc (gid: 1) | Valid For: 1.5
Configuration Options :: Offline: 0 | SEF: 0 | SEF Suffix: 0 | SEF ReWrite: 0 | .htaccess/web.config: Yes | GZip: 0 | Cache: 0 | FTP Layer: 0 | SSL: 0 | Error Reporting: -1 | Site Debug: 0 | Language Debug: 0 | Database Credentials Present: Yes
Host Configuration :: OS: Linux | OS Version: 2.6.32-531.17.1.lve1.2.60.el6.x86_64 | Technology: x86_64 | Web Server: Apache | Encoding: gzip,deflate | Doc Root: /home/ashleysc/public_html | System TMP Writable: Yes
PHP Configuration :: Version: 5.3.28 | PHP API: cgi-fcgi | Session Path Writable: Yes | Display Errors: 1 | Error Reporting: 6135 | Log Errors To: | Last Known Error: | Register Globals: 0 | Magic Quotes: 1 | Safe Mode: 0 | Open Base: | Uploads: 1 | Max. Upload Size: 64M | Max. POST Size: 64M | Max. Input Time: 60 | Max. Execution Time: 30 | Memory Limit: 128M
MySQL Configuration :: Version: 5.5.37-cll (Client:5.5.37) | Host: --protected-- (--protected--) | Collation: latin1_swedish_ci (Character Set: latin1) | Database Size: 1.15 MiB | #of Tables: 48Detailed Environment :: wrote:PHP Extensions :: Core (5.3.28) | date (5.3.28) | ereg () | libxml () | openssl () | pcre () | sqlite3 (0.7-dev) | zlib (1.1) | bcmath () | calendar () | ctype () | curl () | dom (20031129) | hash (1.0) | filter (0.11.0) | ftp () | gd () | gettext () | SPL (0.2) | iconv () | session () | json (1.2.1) | mbstring () | mcrypt () | mysql (1.0) | mysqli (0.1) | posix () | pspell () | Reflection ($Id: 4af6c4c676864b1c0bfa693845af0688645c37cf $) | standard (5.3.28) | imap () | SimpleXML (0.1) | soap () | exif (1.4 $Id$) | tidy (2.0) | tokenizer (0.1) | xml () | xmlreader (0.1) | xmlrpc (0.51) | xmlwriter (0.1) | xsl (0.1) | zip (1.11.0) | cgi-fcgi () | suhosin (0.9.33) | Phar (2.0.1) | PDO (1.0.4dev) | pdo_sqlite (1.0.1) | pdo_mysql (1.0.2) | timezonedb (2014.2) | SQLite (2.0-dev) | ionCube Loader () | Zend Guard Loader () | Zend Engine (2.3.0) |
Potential Missing Extensions ::
Switch User Environment (Experimental) :: PHP CGI: Yes | Server SU: No | PHP SU: Yes | Custom SU (LiteSpeed/Cloud/Grid): Yes
Potential Ownership Issues: NoFolder Permissions :: wrote:Core Folders :: images/ (755) | components/ (755) | modules/ (755) | plugins/ (755) | language/ (755) | templates/ (755) | cache/ (755) | logs/ (---) | tmp/ (755) | administrator/components/ (755) | administrator/modules/ (755) | administrator/language/ (755) | administrator/templates/ (755) |
Elevated Permissions (First 10) ::Extensions Discovered :: wrote:Components :: SITE :: User (1.5.0) | MailTo (1.5.0) | Wrapper (1.5.0) |
Components :: ADMIN :: Module Manager (1.5.0) | Trash (1.0.0) | User Manager (1.5.0) | Installation Manager (1.5.0) | Mass Mail (1.5.0) | Newsfeeds (1.5.0) | PhocaDownload (1.3.3) | Messaging (1.5.0) | Plugin Manager (1.5.0) | Menus Manager (1.5.0) | Banners (1.5.0) | Content Page (1.5.0) | Frontpage (1.5.0) | Polls (1.5.0) | GCalendar (2.1.2) | Weblinks (1.5.0) | JCE (1.5.7.1) | Media Manager (1.5.0) | Cache Manager (1.5.0) | Control Panel (1.5.0) | Language Manager (1.5.0) | Configuration Manager (1.5.0) | Template Manager (1.5.0) | Search (1.5.0) | Contact Items (1.0.0) | PhocaMaps (1.1.0) |
Modules :: SITE :: Latest News (1.5.0) | JA Bulletin (1.0) | JA Twitter Update (1.0.0) | Poll (1.5.0) | Phoca Download Tree Module (1.3.5) | Footer (1.5.0) | Banner (1.5.0) | Archived Content (1.5.0) | Feed Display (1.5.0) | Phoca Download Section Menu Mo (1.3.5) | GCalendar Overview (2.1.2) | Random Image (1.5.0) | Twitter Feed (1.0.0a) | Login (1.5.0) | Most Read Content (1.5.0) | Newsflash (1.5.0) | Syndicate (1.5.0) | JA Slideshow2 (1.0.0) | JA Content Slider 1.2 (1.0.4) | Who\'s Online (1.0.0) | JA Tabs (1.5.0) | GCalendar Upcoming Events (2.1.2) | Sections (1.5.0) | Search (1.0.0) | JA News 1.3.1 (1.3.1) | Statistics (1.5.0) | Custom HTML (1.5.0) | Breadcrumbs (1.5.0) | Wrapper (1.0.0) | Menu (1.5.0) | Related Items (1.0.0) |
Modules :: ADMIN :: User Status (1.5.0) | Admin Menu (1.0.0) | Latest News (1.0.0) | Popular Items (1.0.0) | Online Users (1.0.0) | Logged in Users (1.0.0) | Footer (1.0.0) | Feed Display (1.5.0) | Toolbar (1.0.0) | Title (1.0.0) | Login Form (1.0.0) | Unread Items (1.0.0) | Items Stats (1.0.0) | Custom HTML (1.5.0) | Admin Submenu (1.0.0) | Quick Icons (1.0.0) |
Plugins :: SITE :: Search - Content (1.5) | Search - GCalendar (2.1.2) | Search - Sections (1.5) | Search - Newsfeeds (1.5) | Search - Weblinks (1.5) | Search - Categories (1.5) | Search - Contacts (1.5) | User - Example (1.0) | User - Joomla! (1.5) | System - Backlinks (1.5) | System - Legacy (1.5) | System - Log (1.5) | System - Remember Me (1.5) | System - Cache (1.5) | System - Mootools Upgrade (1.5) | System - SEF (1.5) | System - Debug (1.5) | Content - Example (1.0) | JA Tabs for Joomla! 1.5 (1.0) | Phoca Maps Plugin (1.1.0) | Content - Code Highlighter (Ge (1.5) | Content - Email Cloaking (1.5) | Content - Vote (1.5) | Content - Load Modules (1.5) | Content - Page Navigation (1.5) | Content - Pagebreak (1.5) | Button - Readmore (1.5) | Button - Image (1.0.0) | Button - Pagebreak (1.5) | Authentication - Example (1.5) | Authentication - OpenID (1.5) | Authentication - GMail (1.5) | Authentication - Joomla (1.5) | Authentication - LDAP (1.5) | XML-RPC - Blogger API (1.0) | XML-RPC - Joomla API (1.0) | Editor - JCE 1.5.7.1 (1.5.7.1) | Editor - XStandard Lite for Jo (1.0) | Editor - TinyMCE 3 (3.2.6) | Advanced Code Editor (1.5.7.1) | Media Object support (1.5.7.1) | Paste (1.5.7.1) | File Browser (1.5.7.1) | Paste (1.5.7.1) | Advanced Link (1.5.7.1) | Joomla! Links for Advanced Lin (1.2.1) | Image Manager (1.5.7.1) | JCE SPELLCHECKER TITLE (1.5.7.1) |Templates Discovered :: wrote:Templates :: SITE :: JA_Lead (1.0) | rhuk_milkyway (1.0.2) | beez (1.0.0) | JA_Purity (1.2.0) |
Templates :: ADMIN :: Khepri (1.0) |