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Category: Web Wiz Web App Support Forums
Forum Name: Web Wiz Forums
Forum Description: Support forum for Web Wiz Forums application.
URL: https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_posts.asp?TID=4509
Printed Date: 02 April 2026 at 9:44am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.08 - https://www.webwizforums.com

Topic: Forum hack

Posted By: Andreas
Subject: Forum hack
Date Posted: 24 July 2003 at 11:14pm

I have the following question. Recently my forum (version 6.4) has been hacked and defaced. Luckily I make recent backups, so the damage was little. From what I could see from the log files, the hacker must have been able to override my admin password, and replace it with the default. Is there any way to protect myself better ?

Thanks in advance,

Andreas

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Not a science, but an art.

Replies:

Posted By: Scotty32
Date Posted: 25 July 2003 at 6:46am

yes,

change the default username/password to sumfin diff

if you can put the database above the root directory

ie sum hosts have

/wwwroot/ = for web files (pages)
/private/ = for databases

if you cant, then move the database and rename it

replacing all this in the common.asp files (one is in the admin folder)

also i think for more sercurity you could upgrade to V7.1

Posted By: Andreas
Date Posted: 25 July 2003 at 7:14am

Thanks for your input !

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Not a science, but an art.

Posted By: Bliss
Date Posted: 27 July 2003 at 2:59pm

Or upgrade to version 7, which has encrypted passwords.