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

[Robert Heller]

Is this a static page or is it PHP? Are there links, javascript, or images on
the page?  Are there ads (eg Google Adsense) being served on it?  

If it is a static page and page has not been changed, then it must be
something on the page.

Another place to check is the .htaccess file.  It is possible that the hackers 
DID NOT actually mess with the page itself, but hacked the .htaccess and put 
the redirect there.  Or used another page to hack .htaccess.  Do you have more 
than one site on that server?  What types of sites? WordPress? Joomla? Some 
other CMS?  Static pages? 

At Mon, 3 Apr 2023 11:56:13 -0400 Shel Horowitz <shel at principledprofit.com> 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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