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Heroes & Villains => Announcements => Topic started by: villastikz on July 13, 2012, 08:38:37 PM

Title: FAO Admin - Security issues.
Post by: villastikz on July 13, 2012, 08:38:37 PM: You really should update your software version, you are about 6 versions out of date and some the versions later than the 1 you are using here have some considerable security issues that could leave your site open to be attacked by hackers and viruses.

I'm not scare mongering there are some genuine security issue's that have lead to quite a lot of sites being attacked. SMF version 2.0 RC4 had to have a security patch rushed out because sites were being attacked and in some cases versions later than the 1 used here had the admin locked out of their own site and the sites had to be completely deleted and started again.
Title: Re: FAO Admin - Security issues.
Post by: mattjpa on July 13, 2012, 09:34:31 PM: What is the matrix?
Title: Re: FAO Admin - Security issues.
Post by: Fergal on July 13, 2012, 09:44:45 PM: Quote from: mattjpa on July 13, 2012, 09:34:31 PM
What is the matrix?
Just take the blue pill.
Title: Re: FAO Admin - Security issues.
Post by: villastikz on July 13, 2012, 09:45:52 PM: Viagra won't help in this situation....
Title: Re: FAO Admin - Security issues.
Post by: Legion on July 13, 2012, 09:47:52 PM: Please PM Martin.
Title: Re: FAO Admin - Security issues.
Post by: villastikz on July 13, 2012, 09:57:08 PM: I would of if the site settings didn't block me from doing so.
Title: Re: FAO Admin - Security issues.
Post by: Legion on July 13, 2012, 10:01:54 PM: Solution here (http://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=47365.0)
Title: Re: FAO Admin - Security issues.
Post by: villastikz on July 13, 2012, 10:19:47 PM: Already have that setting done.

It's not so much inability to send pm's it's fact can't access profiles to get to be able to select to send a message. I'll try adding name directly into pm name field and see if that works.
Title: Re: FAO Admin - Security issues.
Post by: TheEgo on July 14, 2012, 09:11:19 AM: Quote from: villastikz on July 13, 2012, 10:19:47 PM
Already have that setting done.

It's not so much inability to send pm's it's fact can't access profiles to get to be able to select to send a message. I'll try adding name directly into pm name field and see if that works.

You have to laugh at the irony of this thread. You're talking about security risks and hackers, yet you can't send a PM as you can't access profiles haha!
Title: Re: FAO Admin - Security issues.
Post by: danlanza on July 14, 2012, 11:31:25 AM: Quote from: TheEgoHasLanded on July 14, 2012, 09:11:19 AM
Quote from: villastikz on July 13, 2012, 10:19:47 PM
Already have that setting done.

It's not so much inability to send pm's it's fact can't access profiles to get to be able to select to send a message. I'll try adding name directly into pm name field and see if that works.

You have to laugh at the irony of this thread. You're talking about security risks and hackers, yet you can't send a PM as you can't access profiles haha!
Hackers are twats anyway. All they are good at is destroying other peoples hard work. Twats i tell you.
Title: Re: FAO Admin - Security issues.
Post by: Bad English on July 16, 2012, 09:48:22 PM: Call G4S