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Hackers, take overs, denials of service.. what a mess!

We launched RSFirewall! to secure Joomla! websites and it is doing a great job. We received a lot of feedbacks from happy customers that no longer have intrusion problems which makes us happy.alt

However, to those who got their Joomla! hacked, here's a small guide on what to do next:



How to repair a hacked Joomla! website:

  • Scan the website with the RSFirewall! security scanner for Joomla!. If the website was hacked, it will look for missing or modified Joomla! files, known Joomla! malware scripts, SQL injections and other vulnerabilities.

23 Oct 2009 5 comments in RSFirewall!
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Today, we have released revision 7 for RSFirewall that comes, among other improvements, with:alt

  • Password strength tester in com_users
  • Display CAPTCHA after multiple unsuccessful attempts to login
  • No more scanning uninstalled components
  • Ability to ignore modified/missing files during System Check, etc

Click here to see the full list of improvements on RSFirewall! changelog.

Discover RSFirewall! features and test them on our demo server or download the tryout from Resources -> Free Downloads

24 Sep 2009 0 comments in RSFirewall!
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Today, we have released a new revision of RSFirewall!, the security scanner for Joomla!RSFirewall! - Joomla! security extension

RSFirewall! is updated constantly with the latest known vulnerabilities and updates for Joomla! therefore the new revision comes with some optimization regarding the memory usage, backend control and hash files:alt

  • RSFirewall! has now hash files for Joomla! 1.5.14
  • during checking files and folder permissions , RSFirewall! now uses less memory
  • also, we have optimized the malware patterns check to use less memory
  • you can not lock yourself out anymore if you forget to select an user when you activate "Backend Access Control" ("Backend Access Controll" allows you to control which backend user can login and what components he can use).
  • No more stripping HTML from passwords
If you haven't tried yet the latest security tool for Joomla! , you can discover RSFirewall! on RSJoomla! demo server , download the free demo extension or watch our video tutorials for the latest tips regarding security.

03 Aug 2009 0 comments in RSFirewall!
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