jmkt on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] The Modified Version on your WordPress...
For the last 2 or 3 websites I have built I get a warning the first time I scan about "The Modified Version on your WordPress system" On "viewing file differences" it shows that...
View Articlehchoate on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] What is difference between block and...
I assume 'block it' means that if condition is met to apply 'How long is an IP address blocked when it breaks a rule:' setting, but exactly what happens when the setting is 'throttle it'? Thanks....
View ArticleWFSupport on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Possible Hack of my site"
We were doing some server maintenance around that time to fix an issue with our mail server. The result was that password reminder emails weren't being sent out. Can you try again and let me know that...
View ArticleGreywolfComputer on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Possible Hack of my site"
OK. Was able to get in. One more question, please. I have checked and double-checked these wordpress sites on this server I had the problem on. I have used several external scanners like Sucuri and I...
View ArticleGreywolfComputer on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Possible Hack of my site"
The files changing is something FileZilla is doing. I FTP'd the files via webbrowser and via the file manager at Godaddy and they don't change.
View ArticleWFSupport on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Possible Hack of my site"
I'm not sure that would be a big enough change to do anything but it is interesting to note. Something I wanted you to clarify, is the shared hosting all your sites at godaddy, or yours and other...
View ArticleWFSupport on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Possible Hack of my site"
:LOL you were faster than I was :)
View ArticleWFSupport on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] What is difference between block...
Throttle slows down the requests so that if you are being hit by say a msn bing bot gone wrong, or some chinese scraper site, then hits don't affect your site as badly. Does that help? tim
View ArticleJan Rymarz on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Ongoing Hacks ... attempted...
Hi, My website has undergone a day or two of hacking attempts. This has happened before when someone actually managed to create a new user etc. That was sorted, passwords strengthened etc and I set the...
View ArticleBarnez on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Ongoing Hacks ... attempted passwords"
If your username is being used for logins, then it has been compromised and it would be a good idea to change it, as this is your first line of defence. I would always ensure that you use a nickname in...
View Articlego4th on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Live Traffic and Blocked IP screens...
Not sure if the problem is in Wordfence Security or in the HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter plugin. Tested: HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter (v1.6.1 and 1.6.2) with Wordfence Security v5.2.6 Problem:...
View ArticleJan Rymarz on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Ongoing Hacks ... attempted...
Thanks Barnez. A further four attacks have been thwarted by Wordfence and the "attacker" is now trying another generic word (they've tried "administrator" and now "support" - neither or which will...
View ArticleWFSupport on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Ongoing Hacks ... attempted...
I agree with Barnez. I have gone through and made sure all the nicknames were set to names different than the actual login. I found many attempts with valid usernames until I realized that wordpress...
View ArticleWFSupport on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Live Traffic and Blocked IP...
I don't remember hearing of an incompatibility but its possible. Sometimes things just don't work together well. Often its plugins you'd think had nothing to do with each other too. The problem I see...
View ArticleWFSupport on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] The Modified Version on your...
I'd delete that file. Its not needed as far as I know. tim
View ArticleWordfence on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] The Modified Version on your...
http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php Remove the file. WordPress wants you to rename that file to wp-config.php when you install WP. It sounds like the file was copied instead of being...
View ArticleWordfence on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Php warnings , i had to disable...
It looks like your filesystem does not support exclusive locks via the flock() function. Please log a support call with your hosting provider and ask them what kind of filesystem you're running....
View Articlefaospark on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] Php warnings , i had to disable the...
customer support said that it is indeed NFS
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