[Hidden-tech] One page of my site has been hacked and I can't figure out how

[Rich@tnr]

care to share ? the link in question that is -- also what web page tool 
are you using ?
Quick guess - look at .htaccess

Email link directly if you won't want to share on the list

On 4/3/2023 11:56 AM, Shel Horowitz via Hidden-discuss wrote:
> Oy! A key links page on one of my sites now loads a junk parked page. 
> This happens whether I click to it from another link or type in the 
> full URL.
>
> An hour chat with a human at tech support left me with nothing but 
> frustration. They take zero responsibility for this security breach 
> and say it was on my end and I should buy, install, and run sitelock. 
> As I recall, I previously had sitelock installed and it was very 
> annoying in the process required to do anything.
>
> I went into my Hostgator CPanel, changed the PW, and checked the file. 
> It is the file I last updated in 2019 (which is good, as this would 
> have been a very difficult page to recreate). I searched both the 
> entire file manager and the file that is redirecting for the URL of 
> the page it loads and I also checked the file itself for the word 
> "redirect." Whatever they are hacking does not seem to be the actual file.
>
> How can I figure out what's jamming my site and get rid of it?
>
> If Passover, Easter, or Ramadan is a holiday you celebrate, I hope 
> yours is blessed and joyful.
>
> Thanks, as always,
>
> Shel Horowitz - "The Transformpreneur"
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