Archive for November, 2009

Backup, Very important

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Every few months or so, we need to reach for our most recent backup (Our daily incremental backup), and the reason for that is the outdated packages with our CP software.

A few days ago, i got an SMS telling me i have mail from a datacenter, strange because i did not submit any tickets !

It seems the datacenter found some “Virus like code” on the server, and fixed it by deleting the code.

mmmmmmmmm, how did they know about it even before me, i am still investigating

The server was and still is up and running, the code was only found in a user’s home directory so it is not urgent (The system was not hit by the virus since it is a Windows virus and this is a linux server), but i am still going to change PLESK anyways ;) .

I don’t think i should post the datacenter’s email content, but it seems very obvious to me that the user’s FTP password was compromised, or his PC was infected, either way, this should not be a big deal (The client does need to re-upload the content)

I need to thank the datacenter, for the email, the email showed me exactly what files were affected, and even included the Attack logfiles, nice going guys at EWD…

Will keep you updated on what happens when i change plesk and if i ever find a CP with this much eye candy for our art loving clients.