Due to its huge popularity, a flood of attacks are increasingly being lodged against hundreds of thousands of Joomla Web sites, and if you are visiting this page, you have probably already had an injection or a defacing of your site.

MultiMediaCart security consultants have years of experience in the pre and post installation security requirements for Joomla; whether you want to harden your Joomla and/or Linux installation, or respond to a security incident. There are several types of attacks that will typically hit a Joomla Web site:

a)PHP injections
b)SQL injections
c)DOS attacks


Most of the current attacks start out by identifying your site as a Joomla site, then a script (Perl or PHP) will be used to determine if you are operating any one of dozens of components, modules or plug-ins that are vulnerable to exploitation.

All Joomla sites should be up-to-date, as a rule. Then all older extensions should be uninstalled; no matter how important a role they serve, they are a risk to the entire site and all the data stored in your corresponding Joomla database.  Next, the Linux and Joomla sites should be audited for vulnerabilities.  This requires the use of online scanners that will expose holes in the operating system and Joomla. Then, security maintenance software should be implemented, providing hardening characteristics to your site, so changes can't be made by unauthorized users.  And finally, injection alert software should be installed, so that all SQL queries, scans and dumps can be monitored, with alerts being sent to site operator.  MultiMediaCart security services will employ a host of solutions (auditing and scanning tools, along with hardening and monitoring software solutions) to fix your hacked Web site, and make it more secure. Here are some tips:

When a hacker attack is discovered, the IP address of the attack should be immediately blocked by Joomla and the hosting server.  This is sometimes difficult to do immediately, so if site has been damaged, the ultimate defense to hackers is to restore a backup of the site - something that can help any site recover, no matter how badly it was damaged, defaced or alterned. 

Contact us, let us know your situation and request a quotation for your particular security requirement.

The founders of MultiMediaCart have a background in IT Security, and IT security best practices, is a priority for all our products and services.