windwalker
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cPanel User Name: wolfgard
Name of Domain: wolfgardens.org
Detailed Description: Genesis notified me that I had a lot of spam related to my hosting account.
The system appears to have blocked my IP preventing me from logging in to correct the problem.
I was able however to log in through TOR Browser and found out that the problem was that a number of spammers had managed to get past Joomla Spam Block and register on my site without authentication.
I corrected that problem.
However, my IP sis still blocked and I n not get into cpanel or visit wolfgardens.org or go to any gigarank pages including the forum except through TOR.
Thanks....
I have been trying to get logged into to see what the problem can be.
I had to use TOR to even log in here. Am about to try my control panel and see if it will work there.
There should not even be anyone sending emails from wolfgardens.org right now other than myself.
I am going to try to get in and fix it .
It seems that the site blocked my ip like when I was having trouble logging in.
Hopefully I can get it fixed.
I suggest that anyone else using Joomla. do a couple of things.
1. Upgrade Joomla to the latest version if you have not already.
2. Update Spam Blocker or Spam Bot which ever you use. ( I use several of the Plugins that prevent registration without auth, and do not allow open ID registrations .
Unfortunately, Facebook and Google as well as many other sites have more than their share of spammers.
If you allow someone with a google or facebook account to log in through their account, their is a good chance that you just allowed a spammer or even a hacker access to your site.
Thanks for the heads up.
With Respect,
Jim
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Name of Domain: wolfgardens.org
Detailed Description: Genesis notified me that I had a lot of spam related to my hosting account.
The system appears to have blocked my IP preventing me from logging in to correct the problem.
I was able however to log in through TOR Browser and found out that the problem was that a number of spammers had managed to get past Joomla Spam Block and register on my site without authentication.
I corrected that problem.
However, my IP sis still blocked and I n not get into cpanel or visit wolfgardens.org or go to any gigarank pages including the forum except through TOR.
Thanks....
I have been trying to get logged into to see what the problem can be.
I had to use TOR to even log in here. Am about to try my control panel and see if it will work there.
There should not even be anyone sending emails from wolfgardens.org right now other than myself.
I am going to try to get in and fix it .
It seems that the site blocked my ip like when I was having trouble logging in.
Hopefully I can get it fixed.
I suggest that anyone else using Joomla. do a couple of things.
1. Upgrade Joomla to the latest version if you have not already.
2. Update Spam Blocker or Spam Bot which ever you use. ( I use several of the Plugins that prevent registration without auth, and do not allow open ID registrations .
Unfortunately, Facebook and Google as well as many other sites have more than their share of spammers.
If you allow someone with a google or facebook account to log in through their account, their is a good chance that you just allowed a spammer or even a hacker access to your site.
Thanks for the heads up.
With Respect,
Jim
Additional Information: Not answered