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How to prevent future 302 redirect hijacks?

by Claudio Johnson
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I have been 302 hijacked for one my good ranking post. Cannot do anything about it other than complaining in Google and their host.


How to stop future 302 redirect hijack? Any way to prevent them? Like if I know which URLS are going to hijack me through 302 redirect. Then At-least?
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  • Profile picture of the author paulgl
    I don't know why anyone would do a 302 redirect. Most hijacks are done
    using other things.

    Something you are using is making your site vulnerable. This could be
    anything from a wordpress plugin, vulnerable script, or a mysql injection.

    If you don't know how to stop them, then start complaining..er....talking
    to your host/. Google does not care. Why would they? They do
    tip off website owners if their site is affected if using google WMT.

    I suspect you have no experience using various website management
    tools. One big reason for people to educate themselves on basic
    website care and feeding. That's why am not giving a technical
    how-to.

    I will say this. Backtrack on recent plugins. Verify up to date php,
    server protection, etc. from your host.

    But even that would require some know how. If you really don't know how,
    start by contacting your host.

    Paul
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    • Profile picture of the author Claudio Johnson
      Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

      I don't know why anyone would do a 302 redirect. Most hijacks are done using other things.

      Something you are using is making your site vulnerable. This could be
      anything from a wordpress plugin, vulnerable script, or a mysql injection.

      If you don't know how to stop them, then start complaining..er....talking
      to your host/. Google does not care. Why would they? They do
      tip off website owners if their site is affected if using google WMT.

      I suspect you have no experience using various website management
      tools. One big reason for people to educate themselves on basic
      website care and feeding. That's why am not giving a technical
      how-to.

      I will say this. Backtrack on recent plugins. Verify up to date php,
      server protection, etc. from your host.

      But even that would require some know how. If you really don't know how,
      start by contacting your host.

      Paul

      If you are not familiar with 302 redirection hijack then you should familiarise yourself with it.302 redirection hijacks are back on the rise and I am one of the victim.

      Majority of my plugins are custom script made by me so there no chance. Double checked it thrice in a week already because I thought so too.

      Please throw all the technical stuff towards me as much as possible for stopping them from my server side.

      Already blocked few sites suspected of 302 redirections towards mine and one who has already hijacked but still sending 302 redirections.

      Thanks.
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      • Profile picture of the author paulgl
        A 302 redirection, would be done via the settings of your site,
        server side.

        One would need to know your password.

        Those are not simple and easy redirects that one can do via any
        various hijacks.

        I would simply login, delete the 302. Simple. Done and done.
        Problem solved. Change my password and keep checking at
        various times of the day.

        You cannot, repeat, cannot setup a 302 redirect any other way
        except by changing the htaccess file or a server setting.

        That would require loggin into your account.

        Normal website hackers use random refresh or other simple forward.

        Other redirects are done by exploiting vulnerabilities in your scripts,
        mysql, etc. Nothing else needed. They are done by random phishing.

        So again, login, delete the friggin 302.

        If someone is using a 302 on their site to yours, well, that's not a hack.
        That's not a 302 hijack.

        302 hijack would actually be an oxymoron.

        Why not do a 301 hijack? Why not just take over your site?

        Paul
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        • Profile picture of the author Claudio Johnson
          Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

          A 302 redirection, would be done via the settings of your site,
          server side.

          One would need to know your password.

          Those are not simple and easy redirects that one can do via any
          various hijacks.

          I would simply login, delete the 302. Simple. Done and done.
          Problem solved. Change my password and keep checking at
          various times of the day.

          You cannot, repeat, cannot setup a 302 redirect any other way
          except by changing the htaccess file or a server setting.

          That would require loggin into your account.

          Normal website hackers use random refresh or other simple forward.

          Other redirects are done by exploiting vulnerabilities in your scripts,
          mysql, etc. Nothing else needed. They are done by random phishing.

          So again, login, delete the friggin 302.

          If someone is using a 302 on their site to yours, well, that's not a hack.
          That's not a 302 hijack.

          302 hijack would actually be an oxymoron.

          Why not do a 301 hijack? Why not just take over your site?

          Paul
          You have no idea what a 302 redirect hijack is. Please Google to educate yourself about it. Its not what you think :O :O
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    Wat you talkin bout Willis?
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