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<div align=justify>In case your site is '''hacked already''' we would advise you to do the following:

'''1'''. Take your site off-line until it is cleaned and safe again. You can also put a temporary page saying the site is under maintanance or something of the kind.

'''2'''. Notify the hosting company that your site is hacked and ask them to track this down from their end (e.g. check the server logs for possible hacker's IP address).

'''3'''. Scan both your PC and hosting account content with some good antivirus software.

'''4'''. Change ALL the passwords: cPanel, FTP, databases, email.

'''5'''. Upgrade all 3rd party software used for site creation/management to the latest version available.

'''6'''. Check all files for security holes or SQL injections.

'''7'''. Repair all found malicious changes. If some of them aren't repaired, hacker will still have access to the account and may hack the site again and again.

'''8'''. Make sure your file permissions aren't changed in the process of hacking.

All these steps will lessen the chance to have your website hacked in future.

Below you can find some useful links about how to prevent hacking of some popular scripts (Wordpress, Joomla, etc)

* http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress

* http://www.joomlahackers.net/joomla-tutorials/prevent-your-joomla-from-being-hacked.html

* http://docs.joomla.org/Category:Security_Checklist

* http://www.imminentweb.com/technologies/harden-your-drupal-websites

* http://wordpress.org/news/2009/09/keep-wordpress-secure/

* http://drupal.org/security

There is a great number of articles on the net giving information on how to hack a site. Look for them, too, as they may give you some hints on the way your particular site was hacked by.</div>

Also see '''''[http://myidealhost.com/tutorials/How_to_create_secure_password How to create secure password]'''''
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