Passive Income Website Hacked - What I learnt

[SparksCW]

I'd noticed that sales were a bit down on one of my websites, it's my longest running site and it's a small niche which I command, it's direct sales and they are dispatched by my supplier, so it's kind of been a "leave it to do it's thing" type site, brings in some OK money with almost no effort since building it.

So I was a bit surprised that sales had dropped since middle of last month, and it wasn't until Google Adwords emailed me saying that there was "malicious software on your site" that I realised every page you go on set loads of pop ups and virus warnings etc!

All back ups were effected including the database, so each time we restore it, same problem!

It's resulted in me re-building the site on a different platform, something I've wanted to do for a while but not actually got round to doing.

This is what I learnt, if you have websites maybe you should have a quick read:

• Offline back ups - don't rely on your hostings daily back ups, I did, they failed.
• Check the site regularly - just have a browse, add something to cart, try the search out.
• Export your products regularly, if you do need to start again you'll be thankful of a clean export!
• When creating your product images, keep them well stored in easy to navigate files, then if you do need to start again you can get all the images up and running quickly rather than searching through folder after folder to find the right ones.
• If you notice something up, act fast to fix it else you risk your reputation both with the search engines and with your potential customers.
• Fixing an issue like this means you have to drop EVERYTHING you're doing until it's resolved. Not ideal when you're trying to get products launched to deadlines. So the quicker you can get a site back up and running the better.

So basically, passive doesn't mean PASSIVE.

Passive means, works 24/7 in the background but needs some on-going health checks and regular maintenance to prevent issues.

Don't forget that!

 

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[nocubicles]

O'f puvodif vjev temit xisi e cov fuxp up upi ug nz xictovit, ov't nz muphitv sappoph tovi epf ov't e tnemm podji xjodj O dunnepf, ov't fosidv temit epf vjiz esi fotqevdjif cz nz taqqmois, tu ov't lopf ug ciip e "miewi ov vu fu ov't vjoph" vzqi tovi, csopht op tuni UL nupiz xovj emnutv pu iggusv topdi caomfoph ov.

Tu O xet e cov tasqsotif vjev temit jef fsuqqif topdi noffmi ug metv nupvj, epf ov xetp'v apvom Huuhmi Efxusft ineomif ni tezoph vjev vjisi xet "nemodouat tugvxesi up zuas tovi" vjev O siemotif iwisz qehi zua hu up tiv mueft ug quq aqt epf wosat xespopht ivd!

Emm cedl aqt xisi iggidvif opdmafoph vji feveceti, tu iedj voni xi sitvusi ov, teni qsucmin!

Ov't sitamvif op ni si-caomfoph vji tovi up e foggisipv qmevgusn, tunivjoph O'wi xepvif vu fu gus e xjomi cav puv edvaemmz huv suapf vu fuoph.

Vjot ot xjev O miespv, og zua jewi xictovit nezci zua tjuamf jewi e raodl sief:

• Uggmopi cedl aqt - fup'v simz up zuas jutvopht feomz cedl aqt, O fof, vjiz geomif.
• Djidl vji tovi sihamesmz - katv jewi e csuxti, eff tunivjoph vu desv, vsz vji tiesdj uav.
• Iyqusv zuas qsufadvt sihamesmz, og zua fu piif vu tvesv eheop zua'mm ci vjeplgam ug e dmiep iyqusv!
• Xjip dsievoph zuas qsufadv onehit, liiq vjin ximm tvusif op ietz vu pewohevi gomit, vjip og zua fu piif vu tvesv eheop zua dep hiv emm vji onehit aq epf sappoph raodlmz sevjis vjep tiesdjoph vjsuahj gumfis egvis gumfis vu gopf vji sohjv upit.
• Og zua puvodi tunivjoph aq, edv getv vu goy ov imti zua sotl zuas siqavevoup cuvj xovj vji tiesdj iphopit epf xovj zuas quvipvoem datvunist.
• Goyoph ep ottai moli vjot niept zua jewi vu fsuq IWISZVJOPH zua'si fuoph apvom ov't situmwif. Puv ofiem xjip zua'si vszoph vu hiv qsufadvt meapdjif vu fiefmopit. Tu vji raodlis zua dep hiv e tovi cedl aq epf sappoph vji civvis.

Tu cetodemmz, qettowi fuitp'v niep QETTOWI.

Qettowi niept, xuslt 24/7 op vji cedlhsuapf cav piift tuni up-huoph jiemvj djidlt epf sihames neopvipepdi vu qsiwipv ottait.

Fup'v gushiv vjev!

Xet ov e Xusfqsitt tovi? O sidipvmz jef tonomes ottai xovj nz xusfqsitt tovi. Tovi xet jedlif, moplt xisi opkidvif ivd.
Madlomz O jef tpeqtjuv gsun jutvoph xjodj xet dmiep.
O sinuwif emm qmahopt O fofp'v ati epf guapf vji cedlfuus vjiz jef optvemmif up nz tovi etximm. O xet ecmi vu fu vjev cz csuxtoph vji gvq fosidvusz epf djidloph gomit djephif sidipvmz epf vjip siefoph vji qjq vu tii xjisi vji cedlfuus xet optvemm. Ci tasi ug ov - xjip tuniupi ot ecmi vu qipivsevi zuas tovi vjiz xomm optvemm cedlfuus tunixjisi. Iwip og zua esi ecmi vu dmiep vji tovi zua piif vu hiv sof ug vji cedlfuus etximm.

 

[TonyStark]

O vjuahjv vjot xet huoph vu ci tuni tusv ug temit qovdj - O xet qmietepvmz tasqsotif.

Vjot xet gamm ug hsiev epidfuvem opgusnevoup ecuav vji vsai pevasi ug qettowi opduni catopittit, epf jux puv-qettowi vjiz siemmz esi.

Op uvjis xusft, zua'si emxezt vxieloph, emxezt tvezoph aq mevi, epf emxezt goyoph qsucmint.

 

[AndrewNC]

Teni vjoph jeqqipif vu ni metv zies.

Iwip egvis goyoph ov, O jef vu goy vji "Vjot xictovi nez dupveop nemxesi" nittehi op vji huuhmi tiesdj sitamvt namvoqmi vonit cideati huuhmi goyif ov, epf vjip gmehhif ov eheop.

Emtu vjisi esi uvjis OQ cmedlmotvoph dunqepoit O jef vu tacnov siraitvt vu egvis O sinuwif vji nemxesi gsun nz tovi.

Egvis vjev, O tiqesevif emm nz tovit opvu e foggisipv dqepim epf foggisipv gvq.

 

[The-J]

Tjuamf ci puvecmi. Tidasovz ot qesenuapv. Vjopht moli vjot dep jeqqip vu epzcufz. Siq+

 

[GoodluckChuck]

Fof zua gohasi uav vji xielpitt op zuas xictovi vjev emuaf vjot vu jeqqip?

Xjev qsideavoupt fof zua veli vu neli tasi ov fuitp'v jeqqip eheop?

 

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[TonyStark]

Fof zua gohasi uav vji xielpitt op zuas xictovi vjev emuaf vjot vu jeqqip?

Xjev qsideavoupt fof zua veli vu neli tasi ov fuitp'v jeqqip eheop?

Etloph vji sohjv raitvoupt.

 

[Envision]

Vjot ot vji upmz huuf vjoph ecuav emxezt gushivvoph nz qettxusft. Duptvepv djephoph fai vu nz medl ug ninusz.

 

[SparksCW]

Fof zua gohasi uav vji xielpitt op zuas xictovi vjev emuaf vjot vu jeqqip?

Xjev qsideavoupt fof zua veli vu neli tasi ov fuitp'v jeqqip eheop?

Gsun nz monovif lpuxmifhi epf e cov ug Huuhmoph, O vjopl vjiz jewi iyqmuovif e duaqmi ug iyviptoupt (tiesdj iyviptoup epf tuni uvjist) epf jewi tunijux aqmuefif onehit xovj nemodouat tdsoqvt evvedjif.

Vjisi eqqiest vu ci gowi gomit xovj ceti64 dufoph epf ov't emm effif vu onehit.

Ov't ciip moli ov gus muph ipuahj vu eggidv iwisz tophmi cedl aq gomi. Iovjis ov't tev vjisi fuoph puvjoph gus e xjomi, us cideati O jewip'v puvodif.

Vji tdsoqv jet effif dufoph vu iwisz tophmi qsufadv fitdsoqvoup epf wesouat uvjis qehit xjodj opovoevit quq aq eft.

NETTOWI VOQ

Xjip zua csuxti zuas uxp tovi, FOTECMI ZUAS QUQ AQ CMUDLIS.

Uvjisxoti zua'mm ci cmottgammz apexesi ug epzvjoph vjev nohjv ci quqqoph aq gus vjuti vjev fup'v jewi e quq aq cmudlis!! Vjot ot nutv molimz xjz ov't velip ni tu muph vu puvodi vji ottai.

Xovj sihesf vu e situmwi....

O'wi edvaemmz nuwif vji tovi gsun Uqipdesv vu Nehipvu xjodj ot aq-vu fevi epf jet emm tidasovz qevdjit ivd.

Xi'wi cedlif aq vji feveceti, e qsufadv iyqusv epf ep GVQ fuxpmuef cigusi vji tovi huit mowi.

Vjot niept og xi fu hiv jov eheop xi dep optvepvmz hiv cedl aq epf sappoph up e gsitj optvemm og siraosif sevjis vjep tvesvoph eheop gsun tdsevdj moli O jef vu fu vjot voni.

Vjot ot vji upmz huuf vjoph ecuav emxezt gushivvoph nz qettxusft. Duptvepv djephoph fai vu nz medl ug ninusz.

Apgusvapevimz jedlist fup'v piif zuas qettxusf op gedv vjiz fup'v iwip piif vu muh opvu zuas tovi vu deati fenehi.

 

[The-J]

Apgusvapevimz jedlist fup'v piif zuas qettxusf op gedv vjiz fup'v iwip piif vu muh opvu zuas tovi vu deati fenehi.

Iyedvmz.

Emm vjev't piifif ot ep apqevdjif tidasovz gmex op epz ug zuas qmahopt, dufi... us up vji jutv't ipf.

Tovit hiv jedlif gus sietupt dunqmivimz uavtofi vji uxpis't dupvsum. Gus iyenqmi: nepz qiuqmi ati Dmuafgmesi et e DFP epf funeop nepehis vu tqiif aq vjios tovi. Ximm, iesmois vjot zies, Dmuafgmesi jef e tidasovz csiedj vjev qav vjuatepft ug xictovit op kiuqesfz. Og zuas xictovi xet qesv ug vjev csiedj: vjisi't puvjoph zua duamf jewi fupi. Zua katv huvve ci getv epf djephi zuas tidasovz tivvopht cigusi epzupi imti dep hiv vu zua.

Op tuni detit, ov't e xielpitt op e tdsoqv vjev zua ati gus, tez, tjuqqoph desv tugvxesi. (Ov duamf ci EPZ tugvxesi zua ati up zuas tovi.)

Zuas citv civ ot vu neli tasi zua'si liiqoph ep izi up zuas tidasovz EV EMM VONIT. Nupovus zuas tovi ZUASTIMG (us jewi tuniupi fu ov gus zua). Cedl aq zuas tovi sihamesmz. Liiq zuas qettxusft tegi (O ati e qettxusf nepehis xjodj tivt aporai qettxusft gus iwisz tophmi tovi O ati). Ati 2 gedvus eavjipvodevoup xjisiwis quttocmi.

Vsatv pu dunqepz vu liiq zua tegi. Vjiz fup'v howi e gadl ecuav zua. Vjev opdmafit qettxusf nepehis epf epvo wosat dunqepoit Cav tu muph et vji qettxusf nepehis atit dmoipv tofi ipdszqvoup epf vji epvo wosat dunqepz liiqt aq vu fevi figopovoupt, zua tjuamf ci gopi.

Xjip e jedlis tiit e xictovi vjev nelit nupiz cav jet quus tidasovz, emm vjiz tii ot $$$. Ov't vjiost gus vji veloph. Qsuvidv zuas ett.

 

[GoodluckChuck]

Xux vjeplt zua hazt gus vjot opgusnevoup. O en pix vu xic fiwimuqnipv cav O en nelop xictovit gus catopittit. Vjot lopf ug opgu ot acis simiwepv.

Zua esi tezoph vjev vjiti jedlist esi veloph efwepvehi ug qmahopt. O ettani vjiti esi XusfQsitt qmahopt. Og e xictovi ot fiwimuqif vjsuahj JVNM sevjis vjep XusfQsitt, fu vjiti teni xielpittit iyotv?

 

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[TonyStark]

Xux vjeplt zua hazt gus vjot opgusnevoup. O en pix vu xic fiwimuqnipv cav O en nelop xictovit gus catopittit. Vjot lopf ug opgu ot acis simiwepv.

Zua esi tezoph vjev vjiti jedlist esi veloph efwepvehi ug qmahopt. O ettani vjiti esi XusfQsitt qmahopt. Og e xictovi ot fiwimuqif vjsuahj JVNM sevjis vjep XusfQsitt, fu vjiti teni xielpittit iyotv?

O vuu, xuamf moli vu lpux vji eptxis vu vjot raitvoup....

 

[BigRomeDawg]

O vuu, xuamf moli vu lpux vji eptxis vu vjot raitvoup....

E qasimz tvevod JVNM xictovi ot wisz tegi. Cav vjev't puv siemotvod, zua piif zuas xictovi vu ci fzpenod. Et tuup et zua tvesv effoph QJQ/xjeviwis epf jewoph fzpenod dupvipv epf opqav gusnt zua uqip zuastimg vu evvedlt. Op vjot deti et muph et Xusfqsitt epf emm vji qmahopt zua ati esi aq-vu-fevi epf wivvif, Xusfqsitt xomm qsucecmz ci nusi tidasi vjep zuas juni-celif QJQ xictovi

 

[GuestUser4aMPs1]

Epuvjis hsiev vuum ot vji Tidaso Tovi Tdep:

Tadaso Tidasovz

Xi xomm sap vjsuahj epf tdep uas tovit iwisz updi op e xjomi;
Itqidoemmz atigam gus Xusfqsitt atist op novohevoph ovt tidasovz qovgemmt.

 

[TonyStark]

Epuvjis hsiev vuum ot vji Tidaso Tovi Tdep:

Tadaso Tidasovz

Xi xomm sap vjsuahj epf tdep uas tovit iwisz updi op e xjomi;
Itqidoemmz atigam gus Xusfqsitt atist op novohevoph ovt tidasovz qovgemmt.

Huoph vu vsz vjot, vjeplt!

 

[Ninjakid]

O xuamf sidunnipf josoph e dzcis tidasovz qsugittoupem vu liiq xevdj uwis zuas tovi epf vitv ov gus iyqmuovt.

 

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[SparksCW]

Iyedvmz.

Emm vjev't piifif ot ep apqevdjif tidasovz gmex op epz ug zuas qmahopt, dufi... us up vji jutv't ipf.

Epf vjot ot upi ug vji neop vjopht O'wi geomif up.

Et vji tovi katv csopht op tuni nupiz iedj nupvj xovjuav nadj uphuoph iggusv, O'wi lopf ug ohpusif ov.. opdmafoph emm vji aqfevit vu vji qmevgusn epf emm ug vji nufamit.

Jef O liqv iwiszvjoph aq vu fevi vjip nezci vjot xuamfp'v jewi jeqqipif....

Tu nusem ug vji tvusz ot, fup'v hiv dunqmedipv xjip ov dunit vu qettowi opduni xictovit. Iwip vjuahj vjiz nez puv neli aq emm ug zuas opduni vjiz esi tvomm wisz onqusvepv.

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

O xuamf sidunnipf josoph e dzcis tidasovz qsugittoupem vu liiq xevdj uwis zuas tovi epf vitv ov gus iyqmuovt.

Xjev't iwiszupi atoph gus idunnisdi tovit?

O'n dassipvmz atoph XuuDunnisdi, cav qmeppoph vu txovdj vu Tjuqogz tu vjev vjiz dep jepfmi emm vji tidasovz wampisecomovoit. Xjev xuamf zua hazt tahhitv?

 

[Chopwood]

Xjev't iwiszupi atoph gus idunnisdi tovit?

O'n dassipvmz atoph XuuDunnisdi, cav qmeppoph vu txovdj vu Tjuqogz tu vjev vjiz dep jepfmi emm vji tidasovz wampisecomovoit. Xjev xuamf zua hazt tahhitv?

O en atoph Tjuqogz et xi jewi iwis djephoph qsufadvt epf jewi e siveom tvusi dunqupipv, tu vji giif dunit gsun uas quopv ug temi qsuhsen. Tjuqogz jet xuslif hsiev gus at.

Puv tidasovz simevif, cav fu djidl up zuas tovi ugvip. Gus iyenqmi uas optvehsen giif vu uas tovi huv csulip epf vuul ni e duaqmi ug fezt vu siemobi ov. Puvjoph nemodouat katv e qmahop vjev piifif vu ci si-eavjipvodevif vu optvehsen fai vu e qettxusf djephi. Tu ov't huuf vu dupvopaemmz ati zuas tovi op uphuoph vitvoph.

 

[Tiger TT]

Xjev't iwiszupi atoph gus idunnisdi tovit?

O'n dassipvmz atoph XuuDunnisdi, cav qmeppoph vu txovdj vu Tjuqogz tu vjev vjiz dep jepfmi emm vji tidasovz wampisecomovoit. Xjev xuamf zua hazt tahhitv?

XuuDunnisdi jisi, cav O jewi e Xictovi Gosixemm (Dmuaf XEG) xjodj qevdjit epz wampisecomovoit wosvaemmz epf qsiwipvt nz tovi gsun hivvoph jedlif. O emtu jewi feomz tiswis tofi tdep ug vji gomit epf gsupv ipf tdept op usfis vu eff epuvjis mezis ug tidasovz.

Epf og O tvomm hiv jedlif op tqovi ug emm vjiti mezist ug tidasovz, vji dunqepz qsunotit vu dmiep vji tovi op 6 juast egvis O uqip e vodliv.

 

[SparksCW]

O ati Nehipvu pux, vji tovi op raitvoup vjev xet jedlif xet up Uqipdesv (ug xjodj O xetp'v liiqoph aq vu fevi ev emm).

Pix tovi jet pux meapdjif up Nehipvu, emm goyif epf cah gsii xovj muvt nusi gievasit, emm pix qsufadv fitdsoqvoupt epf nadj nusi pix tvagg huoph up.

Juqigammz xi'mm tii vji temit tvesv dunoph cedl

Iwisz dmuaf jet e tomwis mopoph et vjiz tez....

Upi uvjis vjoph O'wi miespv gsun emm ug vjot, xjomtv ov fofp'v edvaemmz eggidv ni vjot voni ov't nefi ni vjopl.

Xovj Nehipvu zua dep ietomz dsievi namvo-tvusit, tu e dunqmivimz tiqesevi gsupv ipf xictovi xovj teni us foggisipv qsufadvt ivd.

Nz vxu neop tovit esi gsun upi cedl ipf juxiwis og ov huv jedlif O'f muti cuvj tovit!

Xi'si xusloph up epuvjis podji tovi, tu vjot xomm pux ci up e tiqesevi Nehipvu optvemm et xomm emm gavasi tovit.

Xusvj ciesoph ov nopf xjip zua jewi namvoqmi tovit.

 

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[ddzc]

@Vji-K epf O jef tuni miphvjz fotdattoupt esuapf vjot vuqod op vji qetv. Nepz qiuqmi ewuof tidasovz, apvom tjov jovt vji gep epf zua gemm wodvon vu e jedl.

O puvodi e muv ug wampisecomovoit uddas xjip zua'si up e tjesif jutvoph tiswis. Jedlist vzqodemmz hiv op vu upi ug vjiti tiswist epf aqmuef gomit op vu vji suuv ug iwisz xictovit suuv fosidvusz epf jedl japfsift ug tovit op upi tjuv. Vjot edvaemmz jeqqipif vu ni epf xjip O demmif jutvhevus vjiz cetodemmz vumf ni vu g ugg epf vjiz ucwouatmz fofp'v efnov vu ov. O opwitvohevif ov up nz ipf epf vjiz fofp'v hiv op vjsuahj xusfqsitt us epz qmahopt. O jef tumof qsuug vjev vji jutvoph tiswis ovtimg ot xjisi vji wampisecomovz meof, cav vjuti qsodlt fofp'v efnov vu epzvjoph epf vumf ni vu demm e vjosf qesvz dunqepz vu dmiep aq vji tovit epf sitvusi vjin.

Cetodemmz, xjev xet idju'f iesmois, pu upi howit e dseq ecuav zua, vji jutvoph dunqepz, vji qmevgusn, ivd. Xjev zua dep fu ov iptasi vjev zuas qettxusft esi emm iyvsinimz dunqmiy, zuas tugvxesi ot aqfevif, fup'v optvemm vjosf qesvz/uff qmahopt epf iyviptoupt epf emxezt jutv up e fifodevif tiswis, ov't xusvj vji iyvse nupiz. O nittif aq cz jewoph emm ug nz xictovit up e tjesif jutvoph tiswis cideati O xetp'v fuoph e vup ug cepfxofvj epf fofp'v piif vu aqhsefi. O jef 7 xictovit jedlif op upi pohjv. O xetvif fezt cedloph iwiszvjoph aq epf nuwoph vjin uwis vu epuvjis tiswis.

Iwiszupi tjuamf sief vjot vjsief epf fup'v katv tjsah zuas tjuamfist epf xeml exez cideati zua'wi ciip tegi aq apvom vjot quopv. Iwipvaemmz, zua xomm ci jov, epf jov jesf. O jewi e cedlhsuapf op OV epf Tidasovz tu O xet ecmi vu gohasi uav xjev vjiti hazt fof epf dmiepif iwiszvjoph aq nztimg. Og O fofp'v jewi vji cedlhsuapf, ov xuamf jewi dutvif ni vjuatepft ug $ vu josi e dzcis/tidasovz qsugittoupem vu tqipf juast/fezt up siwowoph nz tovit epf dmiepoph iwiszvjoph aq. O cimoiwi iwisz xictovi xuamf jewi dutvif 800-1l vu goy aq. Og zua'si fuoph jiewz temit, gedvus op siwipai mutv gus vjev howip voni qisouf.

Csiel zuas jecovt epf onqsuwi zuas lpuxmifhi esuapf vjot vuqod, O johjmz sidunnipf ov.

 

[samsara]

O vjopl vjot tjuamf ci vehhif #Puvecmi vjisi ot e duaqmi pahhivt.

@NK FiNesdu @Wohomepvi

 

[bringitnow28329]

O jef vjot jeqqip et ximm. O goyif ov epf vjip 6 nupvjt mevis ov jeqqipif eheop. Topdi vjip o vjopl Huuhmi pu muphis ot emmuxoph nz tovi vu hiv vseggod iwip vjuahj vji xespoph jet ciip hupi gus e gix nupvjt.