buherath 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2008 Recently my web site got hacked. Actually my former hosting provider got hacked and now when I visit my site it says that it is owned my some hackers. here is my site,http://www.fitnesspro.woeps.com/My site is actually a hosted wordpress blog. I spent many days making it and now everything has gone wrong. I even set up an autoresponder.Is there any way that I can backup my site? I can access my files from CPANEL and FTP. I did use backup from CPanel and downloaded my site and MYSQL databases. But can I use the same backup to restore my whole site (through cpanel backup-restore) to the Xisto account when I get one? Is the change of the address going to be any major problem? Can I fix this address problem? Can I?If any one is familiar with wordpress blogs please help! Anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yordan 10 Report post Posted June 10, 2008 You will have to work a little bit. for instance, probably, the server site has to be looked in each .ini file, in order to verify that the hostname is always "localhost".And also, be sure to have a sql backup of each of your databases.But, yes, it should be possible. At least, it's a good exercise.Of course, there is another solution : wait until your current provider gets rid of his hacker's problem ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buherath 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Even then will it be safe to continue to be hosted there? Anyway thanks for the quick reply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xboxrulz1405241485 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 No, it's best to avoid using that webhost. Be sure to join well known webhosts to ensure that you won't get hacked by blackhat hackers.xboxrulz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FirefoxRocks 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Well obviously that host wasn't very good on security (or you didn't have a good password). Good thing no files were deleted, passwords weren't altered (I'm assuming because you said you could still access FTP/cPanel).I'm not very familiar with WordPress, but you can check all your links and URLs to make sure they are either relative or they go to your Xisto site. This may take from a few days to several weeks to backup, verify and restore.Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegallyHigh 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2008 (edited) I would switch your host, obviously the one you have currently isn't secure enough. Your lucky though, the hackers didn't corrupt your site or do anything except alter the Index page, it was sort of like they gave you a heads up. Edited June 12, 2008 by LegallyHigh (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
docduke 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2008 WordPress is very easy to install. Because of that, versions before 3.5 were found to have major security holes, that are widely known among hackers. Make sure you have 3.5 or 3.5.1 when you restore your website! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2008 WordPress is very easy to install. Because of that, versions before 3.5 were found to have major security holes, that are widely known among hackers. Make sure you have 3.5 or 3.5.1 when you restore your website!Slight typo here doc I believe you meant WP 2.5 or 2.5.1. Those figures you mentioned are quite a thing of distant future - though Matt Mullenweg would be more than happy to set his eyes on 'em. Â ----------------- Â Mea culpa! (For those of you in Rio Linda: My Bad!) Thanks for the correction. docduke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2008 If your old host cannot recover from a hacker attack within 24 hours, it's just a very poor quality one. I suggest switching to a new host, like Xisto. Anyways, get an SQL backup and any other files you need (skins, etc) and upload them to your new host, and restore the SQL backup there. Edit the configuration file to the new host's details, and you're done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atomic0 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2008 I presume you have fixed this, since the page doesn't show any hacker messages of any kind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zohan 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2008 No, it's best to avoid using that webhost. Be sure to join well known webhosts to ensure that you won't get hacked by blackhat hackers.xboxrulz I would hardly call him a blackhat hacker, as website defacement is usually done by script kiddies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TehJohn 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2008 Wow, that's Harsh, I've never been hacked, but i suggest (even though this was your hosts fault not yours) using a very strong password, like the ones below(dont actually use these rofl )aSTAh0sT18jLoaDD1NGDJ6U8ghGGhmmT3hJ0hN:P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dougeg 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 good luck getting server back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fermin25 3 Report post Posted May 24, 2009 I recommend you to use a firewall in your pages.The Firewall script 2008 is the best online firewall. It is a PHP based program than runs on your hosting protecting your pages against hacker, virus, everything.I recommend that you solicitate it to the hosting where you host your site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
