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30 January 2010

Recommend an SSH/SFTP? Pretend I know nothing. Because I do.

I do know nothing! →[More:]

My website got hacked, I've been back and forth with my host. Fourteen people have logged into my acct in the past 2 days. So my host recommended changing my passwords, of course, and also turning off ftp access (among other things) and using ssh/sftp instead. How do I do it, what do I need to have? Thanks!

post by: iconomy at: 12:02 | 8 comments

I use filezilla for sftp transfers to the website that I run, it's not too fancy but it works.

posted by octothorpe 30 January | 12:17

Hey, I have (and love) Filezilla. I thought it was just an ftp. I'll look into it. Thanks octo!

posted by iconomy 30 January | 12:34

Hey, I have (and love) Filezilla. I thought it was just an ftp. I'll look into it. Thanks octo!

When you connect there is a drop down box to choose between plain ol FTP and SFTP. Go with that.

posted by special-k 30 January | 15:04

Done....thanks! I was using a 2005 version of Filezilla and it didn't have the option. I just updated and configged. Hopefully this will keep the bastards out. This was a part of the message from my host after this morning after I contacted them:

The countries that have logged into your user are:
3 Belgium
3 Netherlands
2 France
2 Turkey
2 Sweden
2 Singapore
2 Russian Federation
2 Portugal
1 Germany
1 United Kingdom
1 United States
1 Canada
1 unknown
1 Romania
1 Czech Republic

I'm the "1 United States". Everyone else had my login and password.

posted by iconomy 30 January | 15:22

For windows, I really like WinSCP. For mac, I use cyberduck.

And really sorry to hear about this problem -- that totally sucks.

posted by treepour 30 January | 15:24

I, um, was NOT the "1 Canada", I can assure you. HONEST.

posted by richat 30 January | 16:11

Prove it!

posted by iconomy 30 January | 16:22

Unencrypted FTP should really never be used anywhere for any reason. It's almost criminal that service providers still support it.

posted by octothorpe 30 January | 23:02

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