This is -- in part -- why I've given up trying to maintain my WordPress vlogs.
:( Jan Jan McLaughlin Production Sound Mixer air = 862-571-5334 aim = janofsound skype = janmclaughlin On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 4:59 PM, elbowsofdeath <st...@dvmachine.com> wrote: > Thanks for the info. > > If you are getting rid of them via phpmyadmin then there is stuff in the > usermeta table that you should also be deleting, otherwise some future users > could find themselves with admin rights! > > Cheers > > Steve Elbows > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael Verdi <michaelve...@...> > wrote: > > > > If you haven't heard yet, there is an attack happening on all versions > > of Wordpress except the newest - 2.8.4. So you should upgrade your > > installations. The thing that I noticed on ALL of my sites that were > > not already running 2.8.4 was that they had hidden admin users on > > them. The sneaky thing about that is that you may not have any other > > symptoms besides these hidden accounts and then think you are safe > > once you've upgraded. The are, essentially, back doors left on your > > site to be exploited later. So you have to make sure to get rid of > > them. The process is a little tricky at least it's not a typical > > WordPress user operation so I've documented two ways to do it in this > > screencast. > > < > http://reports.graymattergravy.com/2009/09/06/remove-hidden-admin-users-in-wordpress/ > > > > > > - Verdi > > > > -- > > Michael Verdi > > http://milkweedmediadesign.com > > http://michaelverdi.com > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
