Reply To: UserPro – verify purchase file quarantined
You need to copy the file using FTP. The file is in the quarantine folder here:...
View ArticleReply To: Protect Login Page from Brute Force Login Attacks
While I am working my way up the learning curve, I have very little understanding of exactly how BPS and the htaccess logs work. I know just enough to be dangerous. If this topic is discussed...
View ArticleReply To: Protect Login Page from Brute Force Login Attacks
“The logs are showing that one of my sites is having repeated break-in attempts averaging 14 per minute for the past few hours.” 14 attacks per minute is a low level attack. A high level attack would...
View ArticleReply To: WordPress 4.4 brought more bad news
Maybe this will help someone: remove_action( 'wp_head', 'rest_output_link_wp_head', 10 ); remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_oembed_add_discovery_links', 10 ); The above lines of code provided by my theme...
View ArticleReply To: Protect Login Page from Brute Force Login Attacks
Being new to BPS Pro and receiving the barrage of security log emails for this site has been disconcerting. Your explanation is most appreciated, as I now feel that I have a better understanding of...
View ArticleReply To: Uninstall and Reinstall BulletProof Security Pro
[Topic has been merged into this relevant Topic] As the title says, I need to completely uninstall BPS Pro. There is no option shown on the WP plugins page to uninstall BPS. Deactivating the plugin...
View ArticleReply To: Uninstall and Reinstall BulletProof Security Pro
@ Lloyd – normally you would turn off AutoRestore before restoring a site from a backup and then run the Setup Wizard again after the site has been restored. Or if you are restoring everything: DB...
View ArticleReply To: Uninstall and Reinstall BulletProof Security Pro
Turns out it was a different plugin – AIOS. The MySQL import didn’t like one of the databases it was generating for some reason. I used “WP-DBManager” to delete the associated databases and the import...
View ArticleReply To: Uninstall and Reinstall BulletProof Security Pro
Great! Glad you got it sorted out. FYI – Export = create a DB Backup and Import = restore a DB Backup.
View ArticleReply To: Login page – 403 error
Tried different browsers and different IPs, no change. Renamed BPS Pro folder and I indeed get a standard 403 error page saying I’m not allowed to access /wp-admin/index.php. Alright, seems like the...
View ArticleReply To: Login page – 403 error
Ok yep you have confirmed that the problem is with your host server. So contact your host to get this problem fixed. And what you want to ask your host is if they are using Brute Force Login...
View ArticleReply To: Login page – 403 error
Update: host fixed it. With the latest update, a certain mod_security rule caused everyone to get blocked who tried logging in (this problem only started happening with the latest WordPress update)....
View ArticleReply To: PHP Warning: touch(): Utime failed: Operation not permitted
I have tracked down and fixed the “wp_remote_get() function is blocked or unable to get the URL path” error. My hosts default file permissions is set to 775 for folders and 664 for files. I do not...
View ArticleReply To: PHP Warning: touch(): Utime failed: Operation not permitted
Oh by the way you stated that the error occurs when “…when I reset the last modified time in DB for the PHP Error log…”. The code in this file at code line: php-options.php on line 1602 is for the...
View ArticleReply To: Revolution Slider – not displayed – 403 error
[Topic has been merged into this relevant Topic] Hi, I had just installed Revolution Slider. Upon all the sliders are ready and prepared, it was block by BPS. I try to clik “Preview” in Revolution...
View ArticleReply To: Revolution Slider – not displayed – 403 error
Do the steps in this reply in this same forum topic: http://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/revolution-slider-disappears-when-bps-pro-is-activated/#post-27807 If the mod_security error is still...
View ArticleReply To: JTC Anti-Spam|Anti-Hacker – Read Me First
[Topic has been merged into this relevant Topic] I’m a new Pro user and I’m just a little confused on what I should be doing. I get somewhere between 2-20 attempts daily from people trying to log into...
View ArticleReply To: JTC Anti-Spam|Anti-Hacker – Read Me First
@ Vastidious – Typically enabling JTC Anti-Spam|Anti-Hacker is all you need to do to stop/block all automated Brute Force Login attempts and prevent user account lockouts. Do you have JTC turned...
View ArticleAllow changes to htaccess
I am trying to increase my php maximum execution time. Presently I am trying to use a plugin to do that, since all other attempts have failed. Problem is that BPS gives me a PHP Error log report that...
View ArticleReply To: WP Maximum Execution Time Exceeded – failed to open stream:...
You can change the maximum execution time for your website/server in BPS Pro > P-Security > ini_set Options > Max Execution Time setting. The WP Maximum Execution Time Exceeded plugin assumes...
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