Install ModSecurity to Directadmin with Custombuild 2.x

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Prerequisite If you dont have custombuild or version is 1.x, you need first upgrade to custombuild 2.x. Upgrade instruction https://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=555 Update Custombuild Update custombuild: Configuration Edit options.conf file and change these lines to below: Build ClamAV scanner Optional can use Malware Expert ClamAV Signatures and Linux Malware Detect Build ModSecurity Mod_Security Rules In options.conf possible … Read more

Bot Network Scanners Activated

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During analysis of our logs we noticed that an automated attack against PHP is going on, using a vulnerability in PHP. Attacker is trying to make use of CVE-2012-1823, this only applies if your PHP is used in CGI mode (mod_php is not vulnerable to this). POST /%70%68%70%70%61%74%68/%70%68%70?%2D%64+%61%6C%6C%6F%77%5F%75%72%6C%5F%69%6E%63%6C%75%64%65%3D%6F%6E+%2D%64+%73%61%66%65%5F%6D%6F%64%65%3D%6F%66%66+%2D%64+%73%75%68%6F%73%69%6E%2E%73%69%6D%75%6C%61%74%69%6F%6E%3D%6F%6E+%2D%64+%64%69%73%61%62%6C%65%5F%66%75%6E%63%74%69%6F%6E%73%3D%22%22+%2D%64+%6F%70%65%6E%5F%62%61%73%65%64%69%72%3D%6E%6F%6E%65+%2D%64+%61%75%74%6F%5F%70%72%65%70%65%6E%64%5F%66%69%6C%65%3D%70%68%70%3A%2F%2F%69%6E%70%75%74+%2D%6E Decoding the URL gives: Using -d parameter … Read more

How detect malware

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When you scan server files with Clamdscan or Maldet your scanner give postitive result and Extra ClamAV signatures to better ratio detect malware. We using clamdscan scanner to scan files. Example user www files: Now we open content-none.php file to look better: The first looks, there is no anything, but if you look better first … Read more

Install Maldet cPanel Server

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Login to cPanel server via SSH as the root user. Execute the below commands: Output install.sh script Remove unused gzipped tar file You can run a Linux Malware Detect scan now, it would run with no problem. However, it would not include ClamAV’s definitions, if you not before installed ClamAV scanner. Maldet without installed ClamAV … Read more

Magento Webforms Upload Vulnerability

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In ModSecurity auditlog we found magento webforms upload vulnerability. Looking better POST payload, found this image.phtml script, which first uploaded to customer website. If index.php / image.phtml file success uploaded, it can access from www and executed! image.phtml   First it send email to fileputcontent@gmail.com notify details like Hostname, URL, IP:   Then it try … Read more

Install ClamAV cPanel Servers

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Installing ClamAV cPanel server via WHM grahpical Login to WHM (Control Panel) as the root user Navigate to: Home » cPanel » Manage Plugins Select ClamAV tick the Install and keep updated box Click on Save Installing ClamAV via Command Line (SSH) This command tells the system that we want ClamAV to be listed as … Read more

Securing cpanel server

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php.ini Securing cpanel php.ini in controlpanel or manually. Login cpanel control panel and goto: Home » Software » MultiPHP INI Editor Find disable_functions: Change “disabled_functions =” to: Or manually change files below: Install ClamAV Scanner To install or uninstall ClamAV Scanner, use WHM’s Manage Plugins interface (Home » cPanel » Manage Plugins). Offical Ducumentation Install … Read more

How To Set Up a Firewall Using Iptables

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Setting up a good firewall is an essential step to take in securing any modern operating system. Most Linux distributions ship with a few different firewall tools that we can use to configure our firewalls. In this guide, we’ll be covering the iptables firewall. A good starting point is check the current rules that are … Read more

PHP_SESSION_PHP

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We found old cookie (PHP_SESSION_PHP) based hidden redirect in joomla. These two modified files found when we search files: Normal part of these files look like this: But then malware begin (SECOND PART), so rest of file: Also different urls found: Decoded these: Here list that website’s set PHP_SESSION_PHP cookie: https://webcookies.org/cookie/http/PHP_SESSION_PHP/41265 You can manually clean … Read more

Bash Vulnerability

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Bash Vulnerability is a family of security bugs in the widely used Unix Bash shell. Many Internet-facing services, such as some web server deployments, use Bash to process certain requests, allowing an attacker to cause vulnerable versions of Bash to execute arbitrary commands. This can allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a computer … Read more