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JamesSAEP
Re: WARNING! someone may be systematically attacking unpatched xoops sites!

  • 2005/8/17 15:13

  • JamesSAEP

  • Just can't stay away

  • Posts: 732

  • Since: 2005/2/28


I too have been having someone registering, but not activating the account on my site:

Username: joshua1978
Email: nasarforever3_2002@yahoo.com
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sikey
Re: WARNING! someone may be systematically attacking unpatched xoops sites!

  • 2005/12/5 7:54

  • sikey

  • Not too shy to talk

  • Posts: 151

  • Since: 2003/4/29


I had the same myaccount009@tom.com registering...
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sikey
Re: WARNING! someone may be systematically attacking unpatched xoops sites!

  • 2005/12/5 7:56

  • sikey

  • Not too shy to talk

  • Posts: 151

  • Since: 2003/4/29


It now even seems i can't delete that account... the screen just blanks out...
Found another one... username: Hacking_you mail : hell-road666@hotmail.com
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shujuhuifu
Re: WARNING! someone may be systematically attacking unpatched xoops sites!

  • 2006/11/23 4:32

  • shujuhuifu

  • Just popping in

  • Posts: 1

  • Since: 2006/10/20


*EDITED - removed potential spam* - M0nty
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z007007
Re: WARNING! someone may be systematically attacking unpatched xoops sites!

  • 2007/5/12 3:14

  • z007007

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  • Posts: 2

  • Since: 2007/5/12


[edited to remove spam by m0nty]
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z007007
Re: WARNING! someone may be systematically attacking unpatched xoops sites!

  • 2007/5/12 3:17

  • z007007

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  • Since: 2007/5/12


[edited to remove spam links by m0nty]
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pAraN0iD
Re: WARNING! someone may be systematically attacking unpatched xoops sites!

  • 2007/5/12 4:15

  • pAraN0iD

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  • Posts: 24

  • Since: 2007/4/16


This is a very old thread, don't worry.

It is quite normal for script kiddies to use automated tool to troll the net for unpatched sites (if you look through your logfiles you will see all kinds of attempts). If you do leave your site unpatched when there is a known vulnerability, then sooner or later you will get hit (fact of life of the internet).

Just keep your site patched and backup regularly. If you have a backup then a hack is just a temporary inconvenience (rather than a disaster).
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Anonymous
Re: WARNING! someone may be systematically attacking unpatched xoops sites!

  • 2007/5/12 7:31

  • Anonymous

  • Posts: 0

  • Since:


Part of life on the 'net I'm afraid - happens with whatever system you are using and it's not solely a XOOPS issue.

If I get a potentially dodgy registration I move the user into a user-group called "Sin Bin", which is primarily there in case of a user misbehaving.

"Sin Bin" users have access to everything except the Site Info block removed (so the user can email me) and a custom block which explains why they are in the Sin Bin and which invites them to contact me to discuss their use of the site. The custom block has a "logout" link so they regain access to site as an anonymous user.

In the case of dodgy registrations I delete the accounts if they havent been in contact with me after 4 weeks.
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vaughan
Re: WARNING! someone may be systematically attacking unpatched xoops sites!

  • 2007/5/12 9:17

  • vaughan

  • Friend of XOOPS

  • Posts: 680

  • Since: 2005/11/26


topic locked due to age & spammers using it.
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