Odd Code Showing up in URL

I recently added an cferror to my websites and it has helped me discover a lot of issues I needed to fix. At the same time, I have some very odd code showing up and didn't know if it is something I should address or is it someone trying to hack into my websites. Here is an example:

RE: Odd Code Showing up in URL

would just make sure you take proper security precautions on all of your code and you should be fine. -Original Message- From: David Moore [mailto:dgmoor...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:48 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Odd Code Showing up in URL I recently added an cferror

Re: Odd Code Showing up in URL

You will notice the ServiceID of -1%27 which should be an integer. It also did not come from a Search Engine, which is a whole other issue I have noticed that I did not before. It's likely an automated bot probing the site for weaknesses. If you're properly sanitizing user input through data

RE: Odd Code Showing up in URL

Error on line -1 I've seen this a couple of time also and have asked this on list without getting a solid answer. If it helps I can tell you that the few times I've seen this myself the error has been related to a query. Robert B. Harrison Director of Interactive Services Austin Williams

Re: Odd Code Showing up in URL

I've found that a lot of these issues are caused by either bots, or someone linking to a webpage and made a typo. Most likely bots. I am checking to see if it is a bot or not. In this case, it was not. I guess that's why I was more curious. If it is a bot, like Google or Slurp, I mark it up to

Re: Odd Code Showing up in URL

here are a couple of security solutions that will help you protect your code. http://foundeo.com/security/ http://portcullis.riaforge.org/ Russ On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 11:55 PM, David Moore dgmoor...@hotmail.com wrote: I've found that a lot of these issues are caused by either bots, or