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Is Data_base.aspx hacked?

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    The Windows Defender quarantined Data_base.aspx as a threat. 

    The path is /wwwroot/Documentation/StarterKit/images/Data_base.aspx.
    It happened during a backup via FTP.

    The .aspx has, indeed, a suspicious size. 

    What is one supposed to do? 
    How can one compare the installed file with the file from the installation package?

     

    Happy coding,
    Roman

     






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      This is NOT part of DNN. Someone has access to your site or server in a way that was caused by a breach or a hack. You should do a full analyses on security, see https://www.microsoft.com...hreatId=-2147205868. I am wondering why you found this during an FTP session. On the server running DNN don't you have Defender running?

      Once you have cleaned the server change all passwords and implement 2FA for remote access to that server. Stop using FTP as this is very insecure. If you do not own the server or VM yourself contact your vendor.






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        In addition to Mariette, there are some possibilities to secure FTP a bit (as I say: a bit).

        1. You can install a scheduled task on the Windows server that starts and stops the FTP access for a given time window to download backups of your site and/or database. I did this once, let's see if I find the stuff and write a little blog article about it...
        2. Use an encrypted connection ("FTPS") to avoid transmission of the credentials in plain text. This is possible with Let's Encrypt certificates but requires manual assignment of the certificate whenever a new one is delivered to your server.
        3. Combine 1. and 2.
        4. The best way is to use SFTP. SFTP requires a certificate from the client in addition to username and password. This avoids logins from any machine that does not have the client certificate installed. But even if most FTP clients support SFTP, IIS and Filezilla Server do not (yet). I have not found a free SFTP solution yet that is easy to handle - and tbh the only free one I found is free only for "private" purposes.
        5. The very best way: Combine 1. and 4. ;-)

        Happy DNNing!
        Michael

         

        Michael Tobisch
        DNN★MVP

        dnnWerk Austria
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          Hi Roman,

          The 2 others aspx files seems to be malicious too!

          As we can think an image folder doesn't generaly contain any code file. You can check the files dates (depending on the maner they have been uploaded). Those 3 files could have been uploaded at the same time.

          Said that, as Mariette suggested you have to scan all the filesystem.






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            Yes. Mariette, you are right. I found the folder and with its images in the distribution of the 9.2.0 DNN. But there are no aspx there. Somehow, the corrupt files were added to the folder later. 
            The server is on Azure. I don't know if they have Defender by default.  I will inform them. 

            Thank you all, guys! 

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