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Web Wiz Forums version 7.97 released - Event Date: 23 January 2006
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    Posted: 23 January 2006 at 4:40pm
Web Wiz Forums version 7.97 has been released today. This new, improved security, version has come about due to many users not securing the forums database.

This new version uses some new security ideas taken from the next generation of Web Wiz Forums version 8, to improve on the security of version 7.x

Many Access version users often do not follow the install instructions and leave the database in an insecure location, this then allows hackers to gain control of the admin account of the forum.

Recently attacks on those people, not securing the Access database, has become more intense, with many users reporting that their whole site has been defaced and/or deleted.

To prevent this version 7.97 offers higher security including:-
  • Security alerts from within the admin section, informing the admin if they have not secured their Access database
  • The Forum Admin now needs to re-confirm user and password to enter Admin Section
  • The Admin Section now uses ASP session instead of cookies for logging in for better protection
  • Some Admin Tools from the main forum have been removed and now can only be accessed through the Admin Section
  • Admin Upload Configuration will not allow forum admins to accidentally permit unsafe file types to be uploaded by users

To download the latest version follow the link below:-

Download Web Wiz Forums version 7.97



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Hello Borg
This is good protect for database but I have one questions

What file need replace to upgrade I can not replace all file this is toilsome work for me to modifications all file again to Arabic encoding and rededications to "RTL"

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borg,
thanks for the great work. 
 
In the version history document, it mentions "admin/admin_common.asp"  but this file is not in the zip file...
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Just checking...  Only the files in the change log need to be replaced, correct? I have a moded forum and don't wanna have to do a lot of unnecessary rebuilding.
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a big thanks for all your hard work
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Should people that already have their database secure update to this version?
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Is it better than v8?
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Version 8 is still in beta testing and is NOT stable, so shouldn't be used for anything else ecept testing.

There will be NO upgrade from beta versions of version 8 to the full version when released.

7.97 is the official stable release for use on productions servers.
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