ARE Forum Hacked

ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Mike-SE » Mon Sep 09, 2013 5:42 am

Areforum.org has been hijacked. Stay away from it.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Clover79 » Mon Sep 09, 2013 5:45 am

Has this happened before? Any idea how long it will be before its fixed?
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Mike-SE » Mon Sep 09, 2013 5:58 am

It has gone down but never hijacked. I would wait a minimum of 24 hours.
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ARE Forum Hacked

Postby tnsprout » Mon Sep 09, 2013 7:29 am

I just went on the ARE Forum, and some
militant group has hacked the site...

I'm not sure who monitors and updates the forum,
but I thought if anyone knows who that is,
it would be Coach...

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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby ankraeva » Mon Sep 09, 2013 8:52 am

I am pretty sure Coach has nothing to do with the admin of the ARE forum. You would have to e-mail them directly.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Coach » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:19 pm

Yes, areforum was hacked.
No, I can't do anything about it.
Yes, the forum is intact, it's a simple redirect hack, not a database hack.

I believe the forum was targeted because of the recent Sxxxx thread.
All mention of said country will be deleted from this forum. Anyone who posts anything about the political situation will be banned.

You can still view areforum if you have a quick mouse finger. As soon as you see the forum page, click on stop. You will have to do this for EVERY forum link you click.

An easier way to view the site (one post at a time) is to search: site:areforum.org and look at cached pages.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby sbyrktct » Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:26 am

If y'all need info from the forum or its archives while it is down, I've stored a bunch of stuff here:

http://arehelp.webs.com/

Hope this helps,
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Vitruvius » Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:11 am

Jer_DC wrote:Judging by your insane rant, I'm guessing you have way too much free time on your hands. Anyone can discuss whatever they want on any forum.


IMHO - I don't feel it was an "insane" rant as you judgmentally state. I believe anyone should be able to "discuss whatever they want", as long as it applies to the topic. If you want to talk about politics, go to a politics forum.

Going off topic is not only counterproductive and rude but also hurts the rest of us who are looking for legitimate or specific ARE information and have to spend time sorting through items that have no relevance. It essentially defeats the purpose and usefulness of ARE Coach. Lets not bloat it with non-relevant stuff.

Who wants to sort through drama, stories of their cats or politics when trying to pass the ARE? All the extra fluff just gets in the way and distracts.

ARE Coach is a very useful tool for finding guidance and information to pass the ARE, lets help keep it that way.

Regards,

Ted
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby tnsprout » Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:05 am

I completely agree...the discussions on the forum should be based on the subject matter at hand...
Architecture and helping each other get through these exams!

All I know is I am 12 days away from my 7th and final exam and I could really use the forum right now.
Thank goodness Coach set up this forum as a backup.
I will be posting on this forum the next few days and hopefully get some feedback.

and thanks again to Coach for all that he does for us...

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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby tstogsdill » Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:11 pm

I honestly haven't been on ARE Forum since I found this site, Thanks Coach. Let's not ever talk politics here, we are all in the same boat. Studding to pass the ARE to become Architects. When I am here I am in study mode not politic mode. Let's keep it that way, thank you too all on this forum.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby PeteJ » Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:12 am

I haven't been on AREForum in a while. I just tried to login in, and well, you know.
Glad Coach put up this site. He has been a tremendous force on AREForum. Deserves a lot of respect.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby k4dm0nky » Sat Sep 14, 2013 5:16 pm

Any word on when the AREFORUM will be back? I hope the forums and database are intact.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Kurt999 » Sun Sep 15, 2013 1:35 pm

k4dm0nky wrote:Any word on when the AREFORUM will be back? I hope the forums and database are intact.

Was wondering/hoping the same thing. Must be a fairly major mess.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Coach » Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:29 pm

It shouldn't have been a mess unless they made it one. I emailed them the easy fix but they probably ignored the advice as usual.

Just like the easy method to eliminate spam that I suggested to them long ago. The same method I use here.

Oh well.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby DaveW » Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:02 pm

Pretty bad that the areforum is down. Some good posts on there. I have a funny feeling it won't be coming back up again.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Kurt999 » Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:27 am

DaveW wrote:Pretty bad that the areforum is down. Some good posts on there. I have a funny feeling it won't be coming back up again.

Does make one wonder... they should've been able to sort it out by now, so you just might be right in your hunch...
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Kurt999 » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:59 am

Any recent thoughts, Coach? -- is the Areforum coming back up, or is Dave right?

If it stays down, I'm predicting a membership bonanza at ARE Coach...
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby lalutt05 » Wed Sep 18, 2013 3:18 pm

considering that they can't even spend the time to approve new members... I don't think its coming back.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby k4dm0nky » Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:38 pm

I agree, it takes forever to approve new members. I have a friend that has been trying to post for over 3 months! Who is running the show?
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby motoarch » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:07 am

Looks like some progress has been made over there. Not completely up but no 404 page anymore.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Kurt999 » Tue Sep 24, 2013 1:46 pm

Over two weeks... anyone heard anything?
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Coach » Tue Sep 24, 2013 2:48 pm

Kurt999 wrote:Over two weeks... anyone heard anything?

Who's going to hear anything? The owner isn't very outgoing.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Kurt999 » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:34 pm

Coach wrote:
Kurt999 wrote:Over two weeks... anyone heard anything?

Who's going to hear anything? The owner isn't very outgoing.


That's hilarious...
I just tend to operate figuring I'm the last to know anything...
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby DaveW » Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:51 pm

Welp, looks like that's it for areforum. I knew it would't last forever :p
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Kurt999 » Thu Sep 26, 2013 5:24 pm

DaveW wrote:Welp, looks like that's it for areforum. I knew it would't last forever :p


Ah, that place was Rick's world -- the rest of us were just living in it.
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby skyhook » Thu Sep 26, 2013 10:34 pm

Timing and performance are everything.

When do I get my check for the S%#*@ thread ? LOL
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby DaveW » Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:56 am

Kurt999 wrote:
DaveW wrote:Welp, looks like that's it for areforum. I knew it would't last forever :p


Ah, that place was Rick's world -- the rest of us were just living in it.


Rick....oh Gawd.

It's okay though. This will give me a chance to update my avatar, and get my post ratio going on this forum. ;)
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Re: ARE Forum Hacked

Postby Masterbuilder » Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:24 am

Lol...I don't think some people can change....

I never been afraid to post even though at times some bullies come down for a kill. I just ignore those post.
I am soooo happy that Coach is moderating this site. I think it will be much better.
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