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Joomla 3.2 all users have username admin

Post by mrartuka » Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:51 am

hello to all, im soory if i writing here in wrong category but i really need help.
Few days ago i entered my site,and saw all users have username admin.
I immediately went into phpmyadmin and saw that the passwords are changed. Using md5 decryptor I found that passwords are admin.
I did use the mysql backup to return the original users, but few more time this happened again. This morning that was again, and do not know what to do. Please help me .......
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Joomla! Platform :: Joomla Platform 13.1.0-Stable (Curiosity) 24-Apr-2013
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Potential Missing Extensions :: suhosin |

Switch User Environment (Experimental) :: PHP CGI: Yes | Server SU: Yes | PHP SU: Yes | Custom SU (LiteSpeed/Cloud/Grid): Yes
Potential Ownership Issues: No
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Re: Joomla 3.2 all users have username admin

Post by EivindJ » Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:11 am

Seems like your site has been hacked.

You should:
- upgrade to latest Joomla! version, 3.2.3
- Restore users and change all superadmin passwords
- Change MySQL database password
- Change FTP password
- Check your files for malware

Do also read this: http://docs.joomla.org/Security_Checkli ... or_defaced
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Re: Joomla 3.2 all users have username admin

Post by popa alexandru » Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:49 am

You are definitely hacked.
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Re: Joomla 3.2 all users have username admin

Post by mrartuka » Sun Mar 16, 2014 10:32 am

EivindJ wrote:Seems like your site has been hacked.

You should:
- upgrade to latest Joomla! version, 3.2.3
- Restore users and change all superadmin passwords
- Change MySQL database password
- Change FTP password
- Check your files for malware

Do also read this: http://docs.joomla.org/Security_Checkli ... or_defaced

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You already have the latest Joomla! version, 3.2.1.
I did restored users.
I just need to know how this is posible. Its only affected to _users table, nothing else.

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Re: Joomla 3.2 all users have username admin

Post by EivindJ » Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:04 am

Then you have a problem with your servers finding the new update. Try to click "Emtpy cache" on the update site.

This can happen in many ways. All the hackers need is a security hole to access the database, and they they can do whatever they like. At your site they found out to do exactly this.

I really think you should do all the other steps as well. Just restoring the users doesn't really solve anything if they decide to return.
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Re: Joomla 3.2 all users have username admin

Post by mrartuka » Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:54 am

EivindJ wrote:Then you have a problem with your servers finding the new update. Try to click "Emtpy cache" on the update site.

This can happen in many ways. All the hackers need is a security hole to access the database, and they they can do whatever they like. At your site they found out to do exactly this.

I really think you should do all the other steps as well. Just restoring the users doesn't really solve anything if they decide to return.
Okay, here is what i did:
Mysql users restored.
Changed database prefix
Changed mysql password
Disabled one custom module
Upgraded to latest version:
Joomla! Version Update Status
Your site has been successfully updated. Your Joomla version is now 3.2.3.


dont know what to do more, i dont want to lose my users again. Problem is that when all username got admin, then my forum die,even if i restore old users table :(

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Re: Joomla 3.2 all users have username admin

Post by EivindJ » Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:10 am

You also need to:
- Change FTP passwords
- Change all admin passwords
- Do a scan to see if you find any malware
- Check that all your plugins, modules, components are up to date, and that none of them have any security issues

Regarding your users you could send an email to all of them and give a good explanation of what just happened. Maybe that will help many of them return when you explain that the problem is fixed.
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