by MadeFromDust on Fri Jul 02, 2004 8:04 am
First thing I would do is look at the Web server logs for any clues to what was going on prior to discovery of the Web site hack. I would look for suspicious port probes, GET requests which try to access the Web server's local filesystem. I would check to see if any unnecessary and vulnerable scripts are accessible through the Web server. I would check known Web server vulnerabilities to see if it had been sufficiently patched, whether the server was Apache, IIS, or whatever. I would browse through BugTraq and NTBugTraq mailing lists to look for similar activity noticed/discussed by subscribers. I would look up identifiers for the cr4x0r to see how many other Web servers they vandalized and how they did it. A lot of times, they like to brag about it amongst their evil peers. I would check with the Web server ISP to see if they have any info from their router logs. I hope some of these suggestions help!
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