Comments on: wp_remote_fopen WordPress Attack Makes Site SLOW http://andrewapeterson.com/2009/06/wp_remote_fopen-wordpress-attack-makes-site-slow/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:31:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: d.s. http://andrewapeterson.com/2009/06/wp_remote_fopen-wordpress-attack-makes-site-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-1283 d.s. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:11:42 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/2009/06/wp_remote_fopen-wordpress-attack-makes-site-slow/#comment-1283 oh, it's because i just renamed the tables w/o doing the find and replace on all instances of wp_ within the db itself. oh, it’s because i just renamed the tables w/o doing the find and replace on all instances of wp_ within the db itself.

]]> By: d.s. http://andrewapeterson.com/2009/06/wp_remote_fopen-wordpress-attack-makes-site-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-1282 d.s. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:46:16 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/2009/06/wp_remote_fopen-wordpress-attack-makes-site-slow/#comment-1282 a site of mine was attacked in the same way, but when i swapped the wp_ for something else, i started getting this message when i attempt to access the admin panel: You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page. a site of mine was attacked in the same way, but when i swapped the wp_ for something else, i started getting this message when i attempt to access the admin panel:

You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.

]]> By: Mike Hedge http://andrewapeterson.com/2009/06/wp_remote_fopen-wordpress-attack-makes-site-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-1261 Mike Hedge Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:47:42 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/2009/06/wp_remote_fopen-wordpress-attack-makes-site-slow/#comment-1261 ok... well thanks for finding this and solving it. ok…

well thanks for finding this and solving it.

]]> By: andrewapeterson http://andrewapeterson.com/2009/06/wp_remote_fopen-wordpress-attack-makes-site-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 andrewapeterson Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:55:27 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/2009/06/wp_remote_fopen-wordpress-attack-makes-site-slow/#comment-1260 I suspect it was left over from previous problems and old conditions. The smartest thing for any WP user to do at this point is to preempt these kinds of attacks by using the tools I mentioned, mainly Akismet and WP Security Scan. I bet within the next year, WP will start including much more protection off-the-shelf. I suspect it was left over from previous problems and old conditions.
The smartest thing for any WP user to do at this point is to preempt these kinds of attacks by using the tools I mentioned, mainly Akismet and WP Security Scan.

I bet within the next year, WP will start including much more protection off-the-shelf.

]]> By: Mike Hedge http://andrewapeterson.com/2009/06/wp_remote_fopen-wordpress-attack-makes-site-slow/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Mike Hedge Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:35:28 +0000 http://andrewapeterson.com/2009/06/wp_remote_fopen-wordpress-attack-makes-site-slow/#comment-1259 why was all that code in the [redacted-website-name] wordpress? why was all that code in the [redacted-website-name] wordpress?

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