Hi, had an IS Hack on my server. So far it was apparently easy to remove by removing the index.php /.htm /.html files. Anyone with similar experience. I still have no idea how they came in. I’ve checked everything, but found nothing unusual
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You should back up any needed files, checking them carefully, destroy your droplet and start with a clean one. If you are unable to identify the attack vector it is very likely that the droplet remains open to the attacker.
Hi there,
You can install malware detection software like Linux Malware Detect, also known as Maldet or LMD. It will help you to locate any malicious files on your droplet.
If you’re interested in securing your droplet (everyone should be in general) you can double-check our tutorial - An Introduction to Securing your Linux VPS.
The article will cover the basic and some more advanced steps in website and server security.
You can check the article here:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-securing-your-linux-vps
Hope that this helps!
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