On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 5:40 AM, David Mann <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just wanted to point out that 777 doesn't mean that anyone in the world can > magically write files wherever they want. This is because filesystem > permissions only operate within the context of user accounts on the hosting > server. I know what you mean David, but the point is that the final digit in the XXX scheme does refer to Everyone. Rule #1 in security is to give no more permissions than are REQUIRED to do a particular job. A 7 for everyone is overkill since it gives permission to Read, Write, and Execute when all they should need is Read/Write (755). More on point, here's specifically what the original poster needs: http://www.techjaws.com/how-to-check-and-remove-malware-from-an-infected-website/ Same author wrote another article on removing spam links in comments, something I had problems with back when I worked with Wordpress: http://www.techjaws.com/how-to-remove-hidden-spam-links-from-wordpress/ Hope this is helpful to someone. We now return you to your regularly scheduled program, already in progress. Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
