Posts by kess

    I really can not understand why you have this kind of settings in your sources.list
    As far as I know the correct one should look something like this:


    But I really don't know if you need sid packages for your setup. You have to check yourself.

    Very true, but neither does your method.
    Often malware files, PHPFilemanagers and such will be placed in theme folders, also the files folder is often used for this.


    You're right, it could happen.
    In my method I forgot to put the step where you should check/scan/control/etc your personal files and personal themes.
    For every other file (standard setup), I personally prefer to start from the clean downloaded files from drupal site (just after deleting everything on the webspace), so you don't have to check/scan the whole setup directory.

    The actual Production Drupal version is 7.34
    The version you use is for sure quite old, and as far I can imagine your modules also.
    Updates of Drupal and Drupal modules are not just for bug corrections, but often also for security reasons.


    What you have to do:
    1. download your drupal personal files (sites/default/settings.php, sites/all/themes, sites/default/files, etc)
    2. type down the list in sites/all/modules
    3. put your actual site under maintenance
    4. delete all your files in your htdocs directory
    5. download drupal 7.2 and upload it to your webserver (from drupal website)
    6. download all your modules and upload them to your modules directory (from drupal website)
    7. upload your personal files
    8. run cron on your site
    9. download the latest drupal version and upload it to your site
    10. upgrade your site (http://www.xxxyyyzz.com/update.php)
    10. upgrade all your modules to the latest version (using available updates checker in drupal and follow the procedure)
    11. test your site and come out of maintenance


    At the end you'll be sure that you'll have a clean install of drupal without viruses or hacked files and you'll also have the latest versions installed.
    Before beginning this procedure BACKUP YOUR SITE AND DB !!!