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

[Stuart Raeburn]

Hi,

> This is most likely another instance of some parasiteware intercepting
> the Apache 403 "FORBIDDEN" response code sent back by the browser --

"sent back by the server to the browser" was what I had meant to write.

Stuart Raeburn
LON-CAPA Academic Consortium


Quoting Stuart Raeburn <raeburn at msu.edu>:

> 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
>>
>> --
>> Mark Lucas  email: lucasm at ohiou.edu<mailto:lucasm at ohiou.edu>
>> 252D Clippinger Lab phone: (740)597-2984
>> Department of Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433
>> Ohio University
>> Athens, OH 45701
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>
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