Malware Infection of My Website

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by rapidrg, Jan 29, 2013.

  1. rapidrg

    rapidrg Private E-2

    My website seems to be hacked?
    I received this message from Tech Support.

    Hello,

    It appears that malicious code has been uploaded to your account using a stolen username and password. At this time, I have removed the malicious code from the account.

    From our experience with malware of this nature, the account passwords are stolen using viruses/malware located on your local computer. This malware sniffs out passwords used and stored by installed applications. In order to protect against future attack, you will need to run full virus and malware scans on your computers to ensure that they are clean. I recommend using multiple scanners as we have found that some scanners do not detect the malware.

    You should clean your computer using the instructions found here: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407 . After the clean has completed, please change all account passwords. Failure to clean your computer and change your passwords will likely result in further infection of your site.

    I did check to see the backup we had, unfortunately the backup was taken after the account was already compromised due to this we do not have an backup we can restore the web site so that the web site fully functions as it did previously. If you have an backup archive prior to Jan 23, to please provide it to us and we can restore it for you. Our backups are taken weekly with each new backup overwriting the previous backups.

    Please let us know if you have any further questions

    I went through all the steps for cleaning as instructed.
    Here is the Log results: (Attached)
    No TDS Log (Nothing was Found

    Any help would be appreciated.

    My HP Laptop shows no outward signs of infection and is the only computer to access the websites Zen Cart Manager.
     

    Attached Files:

  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    First I have to ask what country are the people from who are maintaining/supporting your website. Reading the message they sent you is typical poor grammar that we would see from hackers trying to steal information ( phishing ). Also I could be wrong, but I would expect that a professionally run host would back up your website when first setup.

    You are not having malware problems on this PC as your logs are all clean. It is possible that if you ever accessed your website login from some other PC that the other PC was the source of the problem.
     
  3. rapidrg

    rapidrg Private E-2

    Thanks for looking at my logs, no other computer but my HP has accessed the Zen Cart Manager, I don't know if my Host has been in there?

    Site went down a few days ago and my Host Manager in Canada is working to restore it from Her backups, for a fee.

    I just needed to know if it was my computer that was hacked.
    Thanks Again,
    rapidrg
     
  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You're welcome.
    Okay then since this is a laptop with a wireless interface, have you ever used any other wifi/wireless type networks ( something other than your own network ) to access your website. Like accessing from a coffee shop, a mall, an airport, a hotel,....etc. Many these are unsecured open networks and information can easily be stolen from there.
     
  5. rapidrg

    rapidrg Private E-2

    Not in the last 2 months, but 2 months ago I used a secure RV Park Web access for part of a month, but I don't beleive I accesed Zen Cart during that stay?

    We are SnowBirding in an RV and I am using my Verizon 4G Samsug HotSpot for Internet access, with a secure sign in.

    We run a large Ebay business with occasional sales on the website. I rarely open the websites Zen Cart, mayby once a month.

    rapidrg
     
  6. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Well you must have done something like this or accessed it from another PC or from some unsecured network because the only other choice would be that your host has a security issue which is less likely than you having been the cause of the problem. That is unless your host is not a reputable company.
     
  7. rapidrg

    rapidrg Private E-2

    Message to my Host:

    The Geeks say my computer is clean, but someone could have gotten in thru an unsecured host, like a Hotel or McDonalds Hotspot? We used a Web Provider at the Cal Expo RV Park on a stay there in November? I don't think I accessed Zen Cart during that stay?

    Reply:

    It's so hard to say. Support did change the password, which is only stored in my email currently. This is what I'm working with during the restore.

    Once I am finished, I am going to delete the email and just keep the password written in your file. I keep my computer very protected, but I am going to do a clean, as well, when I am finished here. I don't think they knew for sure that it was the cpanel password, and am wondering if there is something in the older version security that may have let them in via the admin area. I just read somewhere that it is beneficial to password protect that directory as well, which I will do.
     
  8. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Okay so it seems your host is taking steps to also check and/or beef up their own security which is good.



    Since you are not having malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:
    1. We recommend you keep Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for scanning/removal of malware.
    2. Go back to step 4 oof the READ ME and renable your Disk Emulation software with Defogger if you had disabled it.
    3. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis. If you don't see it or it will not uninstall, don't worry about it. Just move on to the next step.
    4. If running Vista or Win 7, it is time to make sure you have reenabled UAC by double clicking on the C:\MGtools\enableUAC.reg file and allowing it to be added to the registry.
    5. Goto the C:\MGtools folder and find the MGclean.bat file. Double click ( if running Vista, Win7, or Win 8 Right Click and Run As Administrator ) on this file to run this cleanup program that will remove files and folders related to MGtools and some other items from our cleaning procedures.
    6. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
    7. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
     

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