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What Is A Daemon & Why Is It On My Site?
      #322594 - Fri Dec 22 2006 07:32 PM

I got an email from my webhost today:

Hi Dean.

After our own server analysis we have found that your site is currently running daemons.

This activity is strictly against our terms and conditions. Given the nature of the daemons in question, it seems highly probable that your site was cracked rather than a deliberate act. The most likely cause of this issue is that another Internet user is exploiting the scripts on your site. If this issue is a result of your own actions then we would ask you to cease your activities immediately or face possible legal action.

For the time being, all scripting has been disabled for this site to protect the safety of your site and others on the server.

Where other Internet users exploit scripts hosted on a site the problem can often be resolved by upgrading to the latest version of the script or in the case of custom scripts asking your developer to close the loophole that has been exploited. Please review your scripts and get updates and replacements where necessary, and then inform us when you've done so.

Until you have made your scripts secure we will be unable to reactivate scripting. To have scripting reactivated please reply to this ticket stating the steps you have taken.

Likely entry points for the crackers would be:

1. File-upload scripts (this is very likely)
2. PHPNuke scripts (likely)
3. Any PHP script that requires register_globals on.


What is a daemon?

The site has a popular forum on it and an article directory. They won't tell me where the daemon problem is coming from.

How do I remove this program?

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Re: What Is A Daemon & Why Is It On My Site? [Re: Dean_Saliba]
      #322595 - Fri Dec 22 2006 07:35 PM

...oh what fun it is to ride...

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