Is somebody trying to HACK my site?

Something strange in error_log

[smagdy]

Hello,

I get this several times everday in my error_log....

Its like somebody searching for default folder names which some admins do not change...
Is there something I can do about it?

[Tue Jul 04 13:50:15 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:16 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] script '/home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/adxmlrpc.php' not found or unable to stat
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:16 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/adserver
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:16 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpAdsNew
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:16 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpadsnew
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:16 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpads
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:16 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/Ads
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:16 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/ads
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:16 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] script '/home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/xmlrpc.php' not found or unable to stat
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:16 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/xmlrpc
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:17 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/xmlsrv
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:17 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/blog
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:17 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/drupal
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:17 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/community
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:17 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/blogs
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:17 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/blogs
[Tue Jul 04 13:50:18 2006] [error] [client 217.11.62.14] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/blog
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:56 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpmyadmin
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:56 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/PMA
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:56 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/mysql
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:56 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/admin
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:56 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/db
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:56 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/dbadmin
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:56 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/web
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:56 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/admin
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:57 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/admin
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:57 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/admin
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:57 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/mysql-admin
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:57 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpmyadmin2
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:57 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/mysqladmin
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:57 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/mysql-admin
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:57 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] script '/home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/main.php' not found or unable to stat
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:57 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpMyAdmin-2.5.6
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:57 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpMyAdmin-2.5.4
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:57 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpMyAdmin-2.5.1
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:57 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpMyAdmin-2.2.3
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:58 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpMyAdmin-2.2.6
[Tue Jul 04 14:14:58 2006] [error] [client 195.242.215.22] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/myadmin
[Tue Jul 04 17:14:31 2006] [error] [client 212.227.83.130] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpmyadmin
[Tue Jul 04 17:14:31 2006] [error] [client 212.227.83.130] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/PMA
[Tue Jul 04 17:14:31 2006] [error] [client 212.227.83.130] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/mysql
[Tue Jul 04 17:18:43 2006] [error] [client 192.138.116.231] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/notified-VCNstrict, referer: [google.se...]
[Tue Jul 04 17:18:45 2006] [error] [client 192.138.116.231] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/verify-VCNstrict, referer: [google.se...]
[Tue Jul 04 20:21:38 2006] [error] [client 192.138.116.231] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/notified-VCNstrict, referer: [google.se...]
[Tue Jul 04 20:21:38 2006] [error] [client 192.138.116.231] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/verify-VCNstrict, referer: [google.se...]
[Wed Jul 05 00:02:12 2006] [error] [client 212.227.83.130] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpmyadmin
[Wed Jul 05 00:02:12 2006] [error] [client 212.227.83.130] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/PMA
[Wed Jul 05 00:02:12 2006] [error] [client 212.227.83.130] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/mysql
[Wed Jul 05 02:43:08 2006] [error] [client 213.150.51.41] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC2616 section 14.23): /w00tw00t.at.ISC.SANS.DFind:)
[Wed Jul 05 14:20:22 2006] [error] [client 83.248.60.220] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/_vti_bin
[Wed Jul 05 14:20:22 2006] [error] [client 83.248.60.220] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/MSOffice
[Wed Jul 05 20:02:37 2006] [error] [client 83.226.148.241] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/_vti_bin
[Wed Jul 05 20:02:38 2006] [error] [client 83.226.148.241] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/MSOffice
[Thu Jul 06 02:20:46 2006] [error] [client 81.57.138.43] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9
[Thu Jul 06 02:20:46 2006] [error] [client 81.57.138.43] script '/home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/adxmlrpc.php' not found or unable to stat
[Thu Jul 06 02:20:47 2006] [error] [client 81.57.138.43] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/adserver
[Thu Jul 06 02:20:48 2006] [error] [client 81.57.138.43] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpAdsNew
[Thu Jul 06 02:20:49 2006] [error] [client 81.57.138.43] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpadsnew
[Thu Jul 06 02:20:50 2006] [error] [client 81.57.138.43] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpads
[Thu Jul 06 02:20:50 2006] [error] [client 81.57.138.43] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/Ads
[Thu Jul 06 20:02:27 2006] [error] [client 85.226.239.234] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/bin
[Fri Jul 07 02:15:52 2006] [error] [client 207.210.85.92] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9
[Fri Jul 07 02:15:53 2006] [error] [client 207.210.85.92] script '/home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/adxmlrpc.php' not found or unable to stat
[Fri Jul 07 02:15:53 2006] [error] [client 207.210.85.92] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/adserver
[Fri Jul 07 02:15:53 2006] [error] [client 207.210.85.92] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpAdsNew
[Fri Jul 07 02:15:54 2006] [error] [client 207.210.85.92] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpadsnew
[Fri Jul 07 02:15:54 2006] [error] [client 207.210.85.92] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/phpads
[Fri Jul 07 02:15:54 2006] [error] [client 207.210.85.92] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/Ads
[Fri Jul 07 02:15:55 2006] [error] [client 207.210.85.92] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/ads
[Fri Jul 07 02:15:55 2006] [error] [client 207.210.85.92] script '/home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/xmlrpc.php' not found or unable to stat
[Fri Jul 07 02:15:56 2006] [error] [client 207.210.85.92] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/xmlrpc
[Fri Jul 07 18:10:14 2006] [error] [client 220.130.100.203] client denied by server configuration: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/cgi-bin/awstats
[Fri Jul 07 18:10:15 2006] [error] [client 220.130.100.203] client denied by server configuration: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/cgi-bin/awstats.pl
[Fri Jul 07 18:10:15 2006] [error] [client 220.130.100.203] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/cgi
[Fri Jul 07 18:10:17 2006] [error] [client 220.130.100.203] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/awstats
[Fri Jul 07 18:10:18 2006] [error] [client 220.130.100.203] client denied by server configuration: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/cgi-bin/stats
[Fri Jul 07 18:10:18 2006] [crit] [client 220.130.100.203] (13)Permission denied: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/stats/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable
[Fri Jul 07 18:10:19 2006] [error] [client 220.130.100.203] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/awstats.pl
[Fri Jul 07 18:10:20 2006] [error] [client 220.130.100.203] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/cgi
[Sat Jul 08 05:11:45 2006] [error] [client 84.95.245.21] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/README
[Sat Jul 08 05:11:46 2006] [error] [client 84.95.245.21] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/horde
[Sat Jul 08 05:11:47 2006] [error] [client 84.95.245.21] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/horde2
[Sat Jul 08 05:11:47 2006] [error] [client 84.95.245.21] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/horde3
[Sat Jul 08 05:11:47 2006] [error] [client 84.95.245.21] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/horde-3.0.5
[Sat Jul 08 05:11:48 2006] [error] [client 84.95.245.21] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/horde-3.0.6
[Sat Jul 08 05:11:48 2006] [error] [client 84.95.245.21] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/horde-3.0.7
[Sat Jul 08 05:11:49 2006] [error] [client 84.95.245.21] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/horde-3.0.8
[Sat Jul 08 05:11:49 2006] [error] [client 84.95.245.21] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/horde-3.0.9
[Sat Jul 08 05:11:49 2006] [error] [client 84.95.245.21] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/mail
[Sat Jul 08 05:11:50 2006] [error] [client 84.95.245.21] File does not exist: /home/MyWebSiteName.com/public_html/email

[bcolflesh]

There are numerous automated tools that look for common vulnerabilities - you could send the info to the ISP that the probe occurred from, but they probably won't care or respond.

[oxbaker]

ya it looks pretty close to a script that little script kiddies use to try to hit sites. Ususally they are automated programs run by someone with little or no knowledge of what they're doing.

you should contact your hosting company, they may be able to sort out where it originayted from.

hth,
mcm

[youfoundjake]

HEY there's my IP address.... j/k.... looks like someone is poking around. Might be a good idea to not have stuff installed as default.