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#14394 Site infected with MW:SPAM:SEO with Admin Tools Pro. Can I fix it with Admin Tools Pro?

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Latest post by nicholas on Sunday, 16 December 2012 02:29 CST

Friday, 14 December 2012 18:15 CST

user70713

Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? YES
Have I searched the tickets before posting? YES
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? YES
Joomla! version: 1.5.26
PHP version: 5.2.11
MySQL version: (unknown)
Host: Inmotion Hosting
Admin Tools version: Admin Tools version 2.2.10

Description of my issue:
My clients site was infected with MW:SPAM:SEO a few days ago. Is there a tool in the admin Tools Pro program that can help clean it and fix the hole?

thanks,
Daniel

Saturday, 15 December 2012 01:44 CST

nicholas

Hi Daniel,

No, we don't have an automatic fix tool. I would recommend reading our Unhacking Your Site walkthrough. If this sounds like a lot of stuff to do, you may want to try the Audit My Joomla service. It runs a security audit of your site and gives you the tools to fix it too.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

Saturday, 15 December 2012 13:31 CST

user70713

Thanks . . . I will check that out

Saturday, 15 December 2012 14:22 CST

user70713

Can you give me a hint for settings in Admin Tools Pro that will help stop SEO Black Hat Attacks?

 

thanhks :)

Sunday, 16 December 2012 02:29 CST

nicholas

Sure. Read the following:

Please read all of them, in the order presented. There's a reason why it's so much to read and why they are in this order. You'll understand why when you've finished reading them ;)

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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