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Joomla Suspicious process running under user homepage index.php

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  • quizknows
    The "problem" with joomla is it uses index.php for almost everything, usually query strings (i.e. the info after index.php?) define what is being done. It could be a bad or exploited plugin (likely) or other malware issue. I would start with maldet and/or clamav scans of the account or seek out a qualified admin to inspect the running process(es)
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  • cPanelMichael
    Hello :) In addition to the previous post, you can find a list of guidelines on securing your server going forward at: Security - cPanel Knowledge Base - cPanel Documentation Also, you can find a list of system administration services at: System Administration Services Thank you.
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  • batlinuxman
    Hello, I forgot to mention. I already did maldet scan and it did not found anything. I have maldet and clamv installed as well inotify setup. For the processus, I do not know to check or what to do.
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  • batlinuxman
    Also, can someone please explain why I have tcp connection to 217.23.12.139 from my server. When I do netstat, it show's tcp 0 1 my.server.ip:44601 217.23.12.139:80 SYN_SENT I cannot find the source from where the server is sending the connection.
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  • quizknows
    use lsof, i.e. "lsof -i :80" to show port 80 connections. You need to find what process id (PID) owns that TCP connection. You'll have to sort through the legitimate incoming http connections, but that outbound port 80 connection is likely either a wget or a malicious process. With lsof you can find the pid that owns that network connection.
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