Random errors appear on every webpage

  • Resolved valdan

    (@valdan)


    11 years, 5 months ago

    A month ago, our hosting provider blocked our site and said it was being attacked. We corrected the usernames, passwords, and so forth, but within the past week, some new things have appeared.

    Specifically in the header area, the text 404 or 502 appears, with a sometimes randomized error below it, usually relating to a database, such as right now – (1146, “Table ‘roma.book_db_child_table’ doesn’t exist”).

    Is this a know hack or malware that has gone around and how can we go about finding the infected files? Thank you!

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  • Thread Starter valdan

    (@valdan)

    11 years, 5 months ago

    The website in question is http://news.comicui.com

    Sorry!

    Ryan Sechrest

    (@sovereign)

    11 years, 5 months ago

    OK, before we look at the error, I should note that it’s not a good idea to have error reporting enabled (for the public to see) on a production site, because it can reveal sensitive information that you don’t necessarily want out on the web.

    That said, are you familiar with the roma.book_db_child_table table? Does it belong to your site? It’s not standard WordPress table, but some WordPress plugins do create their own tables.

    I’m basically trying to determine if that table should be there or not. If it shouldn’t, that’s definitely a concern. If it should, then it could be as simple as a logical error, i.e., a plugin is making an assumption that a table exists (before it has been created, for example).

    If you don’t know what that table is, it’s best to start with a clean site. Take a look at the WordPress FAQ that talks about what to do when your site was hacked and has several resources on how to recover from that.

    Thread Starter valdan

    (@valdan)

    11 years, 5 months ago

    I will check to see if the debug feature is in fact turned on. If it is, I’ll turn it off and check that.

    As for the roma.book_db_child_table, I’m not familiar with that at all. I plan on starting clean over the next few days, so I appreciate your help with that.

    A quick google search for that table name brings up tons of sites with that at the top as well. I feel something may be attempting to get at our site, as the 404 page was rewritten into an upload form as well.

    Ryan Sechrest

    (@sovereign)

    11 years, 5 months ago

    Yes, I performed a search as well and saw several references on other sites, but didn’t know if they were caused by the same plugin or if they were truly compromised.

    Should you run into any more questions or issues while starting over, feel free to open a new thread with whatever specific challenges your facing then.

    If you feel that your initial question has been addressed, go ahead and mark this topic as resolved.

    Thread Starter valdan

    (@valdan)

    11 years, 5 months ago

    We’re going to start from scratch. Thanks!

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