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#26947 AdminExile Detect a Brute Force Attack

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Latest post by on Wednesday, 22 February 2017 17:17 CST

Monday, 23 January 2017 06:17 CST

habusam
 Hello I keep Receiving this email at least one time a week
Look here copy and paste
The Subject is
AdminExile Detected a Brute Force Attack!
The Message read below here

IP Address: 151.80.18.236
Attempts: 5
Attack Started: 2017-01-22 05:36:47
Last Attempt: 2017-01-22 18:28:57
Current Penalty: 5 minutes from the last attempt

This notification was automatically generated by the AdminExile plugin from Michael Richey http://www.richeyweb.com


why this happening? is it harmful? how i can prevent it from happening again?

Thanks for all your help and Support

Monday, 23 January 2017 07:59 CST

tampe125
Hello,

you should get in touch with the developers of that extension, since Akeeba is not related in any way to AdminExile extension.

Davide Tampellini

Developer and Support Staff

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Monday, 23 January 2017 09:33 CST

habusam
I'm using admin tools Pro, so i'm contacting the right people, thanks

Monday, 23 January 2017 10:35 CST

nicholas
Hello,

Our suggestion regarding the best course of action to address your issue is a product of reading and comprehending a singular sentence at the end of the email you received and so kindly included in your first post. Let me paste it here again for you:

This notification was automatically generated by the AdminExile plugin from Michael Richey http://www.richeyweb.com


Kindly note that you are filing this ticket on https://www.akeebabackup.com, the site of Akeeba Ltd who develops and supports Admin Tools Professional. You are NOT on http://www.richeyweb.com, the site of Michael Richey who develops and supports AdminExile.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

Wednesday, 22 February 2017 17:17 CST

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Edited by on 2017-02-22 17:17 CST

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