Folks who are getting hacked and have SSH/root user access that comes along with VPS or dedicated server hosting may have more tools available for them to properly clean up hacked forums and the left over infections. I just posted a summary guide here
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/blogs...ting-ssh-users which basically is a small excerpt of the much larger 10 page guide ?
http://vbtechsupport.com/2355/.