Re: [cobalt-users] Hacker attempt?-error log message

["Frank Cubillos" <cubillos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmm, I thought so. Thanks for the advice Theo.
Where would I find .htaccess and hosts.deny directories?
All I would need is to add the IP's correct?
Thanks In Advance
Frank
> watch your /home/logs/httpd/accces & error logs like a hawk...
unfortunately
> .htaccess is a pitifully weak mechanism for stopping mass-password
attempts...
> when you see someone from a single IP trying hundreds of diferent
passwords...
> you've got a hacker... add them to your .htaccess file and maybe even your
> hosts.deny file for good measure.
> ~ T
> Frank Cubillos wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Was going thru the error log to see what was exciting saw this error:
> > "File does not exist:
> >
/home/sites/site24/web/new%25252525252525252520web%25252525252525252520site/
> > index.htm"
> > Is someone trying to hack into my raq3? What can I do to prevent (if at
all)
> > some kiddies from hacking in?
> > TIA
> > Frank