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How are hackers modifying my .htaccess file?

In: Advanced Asked By: gadzuk [2

] Tags: hackers, htaccess, security

My .htaccess file has been hacked and I doubt that my very long computer generated password was the attack vector. The specific hack was that a RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} was added that points back to featurepackedsteampowered.ru. My hunch is that the hackers exploited a weakness in my Drupal installation, or in Site5. My reason for posting here is that I haven’t found this exploit on the net so it may be quite new.

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Oct 8, 2012

Answer #1

a very good resource for this information is Jeff Star’s new website
http://htaccessbook.com
his regular website is
http://perishablepress.com/category/web-design/htaccess/
I am assuming that you have secured your Htaccess file and that something else is amiss.

Answered By: liz [3

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Answer #2

Hello,

It is very likely that an out of date Drupal install could have been the weakness. I highly recommend that you contact our support team directly regarding this issue. You can open a ticket by clicking the following link.

http://backstage.site5.com/client/helpdesk/new

Answered By: joliver [476

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