help! website hacked

[JoshJoomla]

Please help me fix. Blocked from google since last night.

[zero24]

Hi,

first of all please remove the link to the hacked site.

Here are some resources about cleaning up your site:
https://www.joomshaper.com/blog/my-joom ... what-to-do
https://www.siteground.com/kb/joomla_hacked/

If you can not do that your self it is suggestet to contact professional help.

If your site is realy 2.5 i suggest to start from scratch with 3.6.5 as 2.5 is EOS (End of Support) since 12.2014 and contains know securiy issues.

[JoshJoomla]

I need help. What is the problem how to fix it?

[JoshJoomla]

And Joomla 3 should have been easy to upgrade. My extensions only work on Joomla 2.

[zero24]

> And Joomla 3 should have been easy to upgrade. My extensions only work on Joomla 2.

Than the easyset way should be to contact the developer to make them fix Joomla 3 as well.

You can not set up a save and secure Joomla 2.5 website as it has known security issues so you will be hacked soon after you have fixed it

> I need help. What is the problem how to fix it?

i suggest to start from scratch with 3.6.5 as 2.5 is EOS (End of Support) since 12.2014.

[JoshJoomla]

Maybe they should fix those security issues. Many people have Joomla 2.

[zero24]

> Maybe they should fix those security issues. Many people have Joomla 2.

They are fixed but if you don't update to the last version we can't timetravel to fix this issues to your site

[JoshJoomla]

> Maybe they should fix those security issues. Many people have Joomla 2.

They are fixed but if you don't update to the last version we can't timetravel to fix this issues to your site

Security issues are critical and they should be fixed for all versions. I had a great Joomla 1 site that had to be shut down because it was hacked.

[JoshJoomla]

Can somebody remove the url from my first post please? Thanks.

[JoshJoomla]

Thanks for removing the link guys.

[dhuelsmann]

Cleaning the site is easy ... just delete all the folders/files. Rebuilding the site is easy ... just install a fresh Joomla to a empty database and install 3rd party extensions then edit the configuration.php.

Before you ask what other users ask. No there is no real alternative ... you need to delete all folders/files.

Here is a summary of what you need to do

1. Run the fpa and post the results in this forum
2. Uninstall any untrusted 3rd party extensions and Templates https://vel.joomla.org/live-vel
3. Delete all the files on the server
4. Scan your computer and all computers that have server or Joomla admin access
5. Change Passwords
6. Install Joomla (of the same version) to a new database. Install up to date 3rd party extensions (that are not on the VEL) then edit the configuration.php to connect to the original database. Update Joomla if you have and old version
7. Change your Joomla SU/Admin Passwords and check the users/groups/access levels are correct and not been tampered with. Update your Joomla and run the fpa again

Step #f is simply installing Joomla and 3rd party extensions to an empty database so you get fresh files. Then connect the files to the database that has your data. That gives you your site back. The rest cleans the site and helps keep it secure.

Full details http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=714&t=757645