Forum Moderators: phranque
[Tue Mar 08 16:49:46 2005] [error] [client 192.168.1.1] File does not exist: C:/WEB/CGO/forum/vars.txt
[Tue Mar 08 21:29:51 2005] [error] [client 68.***.183.170] File does not exist: C:/WEB/CGO/forum/vars.txt
Funny thing is 192.168.1.1 is my routers internal ip.
Any idea why this has started?
[edited by: jdMorgan at 5:41 am (utc) on Mar. 9, 2005]
[edit reason] Obscured specifics per TOS. [/edit]
Welcome to WebmasterWorld!
This could mean that you're being hacked. If you're not using a *firewall* router, you might consider doing so.
Jim
And what are they trying to do or have they already done it?
I also looked up the 68.***.183.170 ip. Its the ip for the person who is forum moderator and a very close friend. So its not a hack attempt. Could something on the server be calling for this file. PHP, perl etc.?
It's almost like script exploiters who use search engines to find known weaknesses such as remining install files or open admin areas.
In the same way some people hit random sites with a bot to look for open doors into the server.
If they are in your error log then this is probably a good thing because the files where not found.
Mack.
Ask that person about this. Then, have them run AdAware and Spybot, etc. on their computer(s) to make sure they haven't been zombied by a hack script.
Really, I can only guess at what the cause of this might be, or its purpose. But as Mack says, there are a lot of forum exploit attempts going on these days.
Jim
