[LON-CAPA-admin] HTTPD error message - malware?

[Stuart Raeburn]

Mark,

> Can anyone elaborate as to whether "Uh-oh, something went wrong!" is  
>  coded anywhere in LON-CAPA?

Based on a grep of /home/httpd/lib/perl/Apache for "something went  
wrong" I would say that error message is not used in LON-CAPA.

This is most likely another instance of some parasiteware intercepting  
the Apache 403 "FORBIDDEN" response code sent back by the browser --  
which is sent when /adm/roles is requested by a user who is not yet  
logged in.

> Is it possible this is related to malware?

Yes.

See my reply to you from a few months back:

http://mail.lon-capa.org/pipermail/lon-capa-admin/2014-January/002789.html

for discussion and suggestions for this type of problem (e.g., have  
the student access LON-CAPA via /adm/login).


Stuart Raeburn
LON-CAPA Academic Consortium


Quoting "Lucas, Mark" <lucasm at ohio.edu>:

> Can anyone elaborate as to whether "Uh-oh, something went wrong!" is  
>  coded anywhere in LON-CAPA?
> This is an error Code: 403 in the text. (see screenshot from student)
>
> The student can access the system from another computer just fine.
>
> Is it possible this is related to malware?
>
> Just looking for some suggestions.
>
> Thanks!
> Mark
>
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