They removed certain functionalities for web application. How can I restore those functions and prevent this from happening again?
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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!
Hi there,
If it was only your web server that got compromised, I would recommend restoring a backup for your Droplet:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/images/backups/how-to/create-and-restore/
Then once you’ve restored your web server back to a working state, I would recommend scanning your website for malicious files and also installing all of the latest security patches. For example if you are using WordPress, you could follow the steps on how to do that here:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-secure-wordpress-without-a-security-plugin
In case that you believe that someone gained access to your DigitalOcean control panel, I would recommend the following:
Regards, Bobby