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#29275 500 syntax error, unexpected '$s9db5' (T_VARIABLE)

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Latest post by on Wednesday, 28 March 2018 17:17 CDT

Monday, 26 February 2018 03:16 CST

sophe

Hi, my site has been hacked, and I get this message when I try to open admin tools:
Admin Tools - An unhandled Exception has been detected
500 syntax error, unexpected '$s9db5' (T_VARIABLE)

File <root>/libraries/joomla/base/adapter.php Line 1

Then I see the message:

"Would you like us to help you faster?

Save this page as PDF or HTML. When filing a support ticket please attach that PDF or HTML file"

So basically I'm attachig the file as requested. It would be great if you could find out what happened? And obviously help me to do something to stop this from happening again...!
Thanks in advance.
Sophie

Monday, 26 February 2018 03:51 CST

nicholas

The hack has modified your Joomla core files. One of these modifications causes a PHP error because, well, the hacker screwed up. You need to clean your site or at least restore it from a backup.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Wednesday, 28 March 2018 17:17 CDT

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Edited by on 2018-03-28 17:17 CDT

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