My Joomla has been hacked! A Joomla is usually compromised when it or its components / modules are outdated. Another very common problem is when the register_globals emulation has been enabled.
In such cases we recommend the following steps:
1. Restore your Joomla from the latest backup available. If you are a Siteground Customer you can order it from here.
2. Upgrade your Joomla and all of its components / modules to the latest version. If you have troubles with this you can order Siteground's Development services.
3. Disable RG_EMULATION for Joomla. When this option is enabled even the latest Joomla (currently 1.0.14 beta) is vulnerable to some variable injections. It can be disabled by placing the following line in your configuration.php:
if(!defined('RG_EMULATION')) { define( 'RG_EMULATION', 0 ); }
For more security advices please check our Basic security guidelines.
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