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hello,

i wandering if can me diagnose website attacked hacker. super administrator credentials changed , index.php of default template changed. contacted hosting provider ran virusf tests , no virus found. replaced hacked index.php original 1 , website went normal. how can protect joomla 2.5.8 website these kind of atacks?

thanking in advance!

problem description :: forum post assistant (v1.2.3) : 16th december 2012 wrote:my website has been hacked. default template\'s index.php replaced! joomla super administrator credentials changed !

last php error(s) reported :: forum post assistant (v1.2.3) : 16th december 2012 wrote:[16-dec-2012 11:49:08 europe/berlin] php deprecated: directive \'register_globals\' deprecated in php 5.3 , greater in unknown on line 0

actions taken resolve forum post assistant (v1.2.3) 16th december 2012 wrote:replaced index.php original one. afraid hacker attack again!

forum post assistant (v1.2.3) : 16th december 2012 wrote:

basic environment :: wrote:joomla! instance :: joomla! 2.5.8-stable (ember) 8-november-2012
joomla! platform :: joomla platform 11.4.0-stable (brian kernighan) 03-jan-2012
joomla! configured :: yes | read-only (444) | owner: kuccompa (uid: 1/gid: 1) | group: kuccompa (gid: 1) | valid for: 2.5
configuration options :: offline: 0 | sef: 1 | sef suffix: 0 | sef rewrite: 1 | .htaccess/web.config: yes | gzip: 0 | cache: 0 | ftp layer: 0 | ssl: 0 | error reporting: default | site debug: 0 | language debug: 0 | default access: 1 | unicode slugs: 0 | database credentials present: yes

host configuration :: os: linux | os version: 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 | technology: x86_64 | web server: apache/2.2.21 (unix) mod_ssl/2.2.21 openssl/0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 frontpage/5.0.2.2635 mod_perl/2.0.5 perl/v5.8.8 | encoding: gzip, deflate | doc root: /home/kuccompa/public_html | system tmp writable: yes

php configuration :: version: 5.3.19 | php api: cgi-fcgi | session path writable: yes | display errors: | error reporting: 30711 | log errors to: error_log | last known error: 16th december 2012 11:54:32. | register globals: 1 | magic quotes: 1 | safe mode: | open base: | uploads: 1 | max. upload size: 150m | max. post size: 150m | max. input time: 120 | max. execution time: 60 | memory limit: 128m

mysql configuration :: version: 5.0.96-community-log (client:5.0.96) | host: --protected-- (--protected--) | collation: latin1_swedish_ci (character set: latin1) | database size: 2.53 mib | #of tables: 121

detailed environment :: wrote:php extensions :: core (5.3.19) | date (5.3.19) | ereg () | libxml () | openssl () | pcre () | sqlite3 (0.7-dev) | zlib (1.1) | bcmath () | bz2 () | 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: 593a0506b01337cfaf9f63ebc12cd60523fc2c41 $) | standard (5.3.19) | imap () | simplexml (0.1) | soap () | sockets () | exif (1.4 $id$) | tokenizer (0.1) | xml () | xmlreader (0.1) | xmlwriter (0.1) | xsl (0.1) | zip (1.11.0) | cgi-fcgi () | pdo (1.0.4dev) | pdo_sqlite (1.0.1) | sqlite (2.0-dev) | pdo_mysql (1.0.2) | ioncube loader () | zend engine (2.3.0) |
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

folder permissions :: wrote:core folders :: images/ (755) | components/ (755) | modules/ (755) | plugins/ (755) | language/ (755) | templates/ (755) | cache/ (755) | logs/ (755) | tmp/ (755) | administrator/components/ (755) | administrator/modules/ (755) | administrator/language/ (755) | administrator/templates/ (755) |

elevated permissions (first 10) ::

extensions discovered :: wrote:components :: site :: com_wrapper (2.5.0) | com_mailto (2.5.0) |
components :: admin :: com_newsfeeds (2.5.0) | com_joomlaupdate (2.5.0) | com_weblinks (2.5.0) | com_categories (2.5.0) | com_content (2.5.0) | webplayer (1.6) | com_templates (2.5.0) | com_finder (2.5.0) | com_installer (2.5.0) | com_login (2.5.0) | com_plugins (2.5.0) | com_cpanel (2.5.0) | com_menus (2.5.0) | acepolls (1.0. | acymailing : share on social n (1.0.0) | acymailing : trigger joomla co (3.7.0) | acymailing : statistics plugin (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : content inser (3.7.0) | acymailing module (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : website links (3.7.0) | acymailing : (auto)subscribe d (3.7.0) | acymailing table of contents g (1.0.0) | acymailing tag : date / time (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : joomla user (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : cb user infor (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : subscriber in (3.7.0) | acymailing template class repl (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : manage su (3.7.0) | acymailing manage text (1.0.0) | acymailing (4.0.0) | com_cache (2.5.0) | com_config (2.5.0) | com_modules (2.5.0) | gantry (4.1.4) | com_media (2.5.0) | rokgallery (2.17) | com_users (2.5.0) | com_banners (2.5.0) | com_redirect (2.5.0) | com_admin (2.5.0) | akeeba (3.6.10) | com_messages (2.5.0) | com_checkin (2.5.0) | com_search (2.5.0) | breezingforms (1.7.3 stable ) | roksprocket (1.8.2) | com_xmap (2.2.1) | com_languages (2.5.0) |

modules :: site :: bgmax (1.7.1) | rokgallery module (2.17) | mod_wrapper (2.5.0) | mod_languages (2.5.0) | mod_search (2.5.0) | mod_articles_latest (2.5.0) | s5 vertical accordion (2.0.0) | mod_login (2.5.0) | webplayer search (1.6) | breezingforms (1.7.3) | mod_articles_news (2.5.0) | hd-background selector (1.2) | rokajaxsearch (1.3.0) | s5 image scroll (1.6.0) | mod_banners (2.5.0) | s5 flow (1.0.0) | mod_stats (2.5.0) | mod_footer (2.5.0) | mod_finder (2.5.0) | mod_whosonline (2.5.0) | acymailing module (3.7.0) | s5 quick contact (1.6.0) | roknewsflash (1.4) | mod_breadcrumbs (2.5.0) | mod_articles_categories (2.5.0) | s5 box (3.0.0) | mod_random_image (2.5.0) | mod_articles_archive (2.5.0) | mod_weblinks (2.5.0) | rs-flashmatic (1.5) | mod_custom (2.5.0) | acepolls (1.0.0) | webplayer (1.6) | date2 (2.2.34b) | mod_users_latest (2.5.0) | roksprocket module (1.8.2) | mod_menu (2.5.0) | mod_articles_popular (2.5.0) | zt contact pro (2.5.0) | mod_syndicate (2.5.0) | mod_articles_category (2.5.0) | snowing (2.5) | mod_feed (2.5.0) | roknavmenu (1.16) | mod_related_items (2.5.0) |
modules :: admin :: mod_status (2.5.0) | mod_login (2.5.0) | mod_version (2.5.0) | mod_latest (2.5.0) | mod_multilangstatus (2.5.0) | mod_quickicon (2.5.0) | mod_submenu (2.5.0) | mod_custom (2.5.0) | mod_menu (2.5.0) | mod_popular (2.5.0) | mod_logged (2.5.0) | mod_feed (2.5.0) | mod_title (2.5.0) | mod_toolbar (2.5.0) |

plugins :: site :: acymailing template class repl (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : cb user infor (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : joomla user (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : virtuemart in (1.2.1) | acymailing : statistics plugin (3.7.0) | acymailing manage text (1.0.0) | acymailing tag : subscriber in (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : insert modu (3.7.0) | acymailing : handle click trac (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : date / time (3.7.0) | acymailing : share on social n (1.0.0) | acymailing table of contents g (1.0.0) | acymailing tag : manage su (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : content inser (3.7.0) | acymailing tag : website links (3.7.0) | acymailing : trigger joomla co (3.7.0) | plg_content_emailcloak (2.5.0) | content - rokbox (1.3) | plg_content_geshi (2.5.0) | webplayer (1.6) | plg_content_vote (2.5.0) | content - load acepolls (1.0.0) | plg_content_pagebreak (2.5.0) | content - rokinjectmodule (1.3) | plg_content_loadmodule (2.5.0) | plg_content_joomla (2.5.0) | plg_tooltipgc_xml_name (3.0.2) | plg_content_finder (2.5.0) | plg_content_pagenavigation (2.5.0) | plg_authentication_gmail (2.5.0) | plg_authentication_ldap (2.5.0) | plg_authentication_joomla (2.5.0) | plg_captcha_recaptcha (2.5.0) | button - rokgallery (2.17) | plg_editors-xtd_readmore (2.5.0) | plg_editors-xtd_pagebreak (2.5.0) | plg_editors-xtd_image (2.5.0) | plg_editors-xtd_article (2.5.0) | plg_jmonitoring_akeebabackup_t (1.0) | plg_search_content (2.5.0) | plg_search_categories (2.5.0) | search - acepolls (1.0.0) | plg_search_contacts (2.5.0) | plg_search_newsfeeds (2.5.0) | plg_search_weblinks (2.5.0) | user - acymailing (1.2.0) | plg_user_contactcreator (2.5.0) | plg_user_profile (2.5.0) | plg_user_joomla (2.5.0) | acepolls - jomsocial (1.0.0) | acepolls - mighty touch (1.0.0) | acepolls - alphauserpoints (1.0.0) | plg_extension_joomla (2.5.0) | plg_quickicon_extensionupdate (2.5.0) | plg_quickicon_joomlaupdate (2.5.0) | system - rokcommon (3.1.3) | system - rokgallery (2.17) | plg_system_p3p (2.5.0) | system - rokextender (1.1) | plg_system_sef (2.5.0) | plg_system_cache (2.5.0) | plg_system_languagefilter (2.5.0) | system - roksprocket (1.8.2) | system - rokbox (1.3) | plg_system_logout (2.5.0) | plg_system_remember (2.5.0) | plg_system_log (2.5.0) | plg_system_highlight (2.5.0) | plg_system_debug (2.5.0) | acymailing : (auto)subscribe d (3.7.0) | plg_system_redirect (2.5.0) | system - gantry (4.1.4) | plg_system_languagecode (2.5.0) | plg_system_popup_anywhere (1.6.0) | plg_editors_codemirror (1.0) | plg_editors_tinymce (3.5.4.1) | plg_finder_content (2.5.0) | plg_finder_categories (2.5.0) | plg_finder_contacts (2.5.0) | plg_finder_newsfeeds (2.5.0) | plg_finder_weblinks (2.5.0) | xmap - weblinks plugin (2.0) | xmap - virtuemart plugin (2.0.0) | xmap - content plugin (2.0.3) | xmap - sobipro plugin (2.0.1) | xmap - kunena plugin (2.0.2) | xmap - mosets tree plugin (2.0.2) |

templates discovered :: wrote:templates :: site :: beez5 (2.5.0) | rt_fresco (1.1) | beez_20 (2.5.0) | atomic (2.5.0) |
templates :: admin :: hathor (2.5.0) | bluestork (2.5.0) |

aantickg wrote:hello,

i wandering if can me diagnose website attacked hacker. super administrator credentials changed , index.php of default template changed. contacted hosting provider ran virusf tests , no virus found.

problem description :: forum post assistant (v1.2.3) : 16th december 2012 wrote:php configuration :: version: 5.3.19 | php api: cgi-fcgi | session path writable: yes | display errors: | error reporting: 30711 | log errors to: error_log | last known error: 16th december 2012 11:54:32. | register globals: 1 | magic quotes: 1 | safe mode: | open base: | uploads: 1 | max. upload size: 150m | max. post size: 150m | max. input time: 120 | max. execution time: 60 | memory limit: 128m

hi aantickg!

one thing catches eye, have register_globals turned on, big no no. joomla works without dangerous php setting, , should consult hosting provider asap how turn off account.

secondly, max_upload_size , max_post_size unusually high, need high?

did take other proper cleanup steps viewtopic.php?f=621&t=582854, except of replacing template's index.php file? ... find many useful additional tips , suggestions reading other security checklists in wiki.

depending on experience php, try jamss viewtopic.php?f=621&t=777957, aware interpreting of scan results requires knowledge , experience.