for those who use a VPS or better, ASL (www.atomicorp.com) is an easy, all-encompassing solution for malware. It's like $30 a month but well worth it.

loua I hope your site is doing well let us know :D.

The site is back 1 day after the hack. The database was not touched.
Backup restored.
Passwords changed.

Extra work was to get removed from Googles "Known malware distributor" list that Chrome users receive when accessing the site.

Used Google Webmaster Tools to request another inspection (done in minutes) and analysis. Took a few hours for their response, the site was found clean and got removed from the list.

glad to hear it. can't stress it enough though.... backups backups backups! at LEAST one per day. if not of the files, but just a database dump. You can do this as a cron job if your host supports it.

I been wondering what ever happened to Gemma... I got wiped about 6 years ago and they wiped everything... I got the IP from the Apache logs found out there was an well known exploit in Amxbans that even the current coders knew about but never posted anywhere to people it was there! I took the IP found it was linked to a dedicated Counterstrike server in UKrain same guy had been pulling this off all over the place!

I sent the information to their Internet Crimes division and they went off line but then a few months later they were back up!

I guess it's all my fault I loaded a script with a vulnerability in it but the coders should have made sure everything knew it was bad and not just sit on it trying to fix it!

I feel for Gemma and I was truly upset lost a ton of flash animations I made and didn't have any backups as I had issues lost a hard drive at the same time which really depressed me but that's when I moved over to vBulletin and never looked back....

I now keep back ups of the database and all my files...

Oh, I built a new bigger, better and 'sexier' site a little while after getting hacked but I've now stopped building/running sites altogether and I'm rarely online at all. I do however still pop on here and xenforo occasionally answering a few posts related to either my own mods or v3 Arcade and still help with some admin stuff on a site for someone.

Thought it was about time to have a life away from forums for a while. I may return on day though :)

I look forward to that day m'lady.

oh..that's so sad :( and goodluck with your surgery. Hope you get better soon. ambrose catalogue

I can appreciate you wanting a life, but we have missed you around here!

Take care of yourself :)