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jHackGuard Plugin

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jHackGuard is designed by SiteGround to protect Joomla websites from hacking attacks. Just add it to your Joomla and it will be safe against SQL Injections, Remote URL/File Inclusions, Remote Code Executions and XSS Based Attacks!

This plugin has been successfully used by SiteGround customers during the past few years. Now we make its latest version public, so that you can easily protect your Joomla site. All you need to do is to install jHackGuard and enable it – no additional configuration needed!

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2010-08-16
Reviews: 6
I really don't know if this plug-in work or not? But I do know it creates a great deal of errors when it comes to the components and plug-ins that I have. When logging out of Jomsocial 1.8.7 it create an illegal key error, plus created another error when I was using Virtuemart 1.1.5 the new version. So until it has a little more wear and tear I am not going to use it. Because I can't have my members running into errors pages.

Another thing: placing the Siteground link on one page is fine, but when it places the siteground link on all my pages and throws my template out wack, I was left with one choice remove the link...

But what good is this plug-in when everything you have or want to use conflicts with it? Just do a search on this plug-in and it clear more than 50% of the people thats using it or have used it have un-installed it. And I still don't know if it ever worked! But I do know the link to Siteground website worked! And no one in this review section knows if it works or what it does? There no read out or any that shows what it blocked or prevented! Wait, here a thought and a scary one at that maybe the hackers was supposed to see the Protected By Siteground and run away...or find another website to hack into...

No one that have downloaded this plugin knows what this plugin does?
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
2010-08-16
Reviews: 29
Why people put bad review? You can always cut away footer link and use it. Try to vote for tool not emotions.
2010-08-14
Reviews: 3
[ First time to give a rating and I never thought that it would be a "Very Poor" one. ]

Like all the high quality security extensions I've tried and installed on all the sites that passed through my hand, I'd love to use this one.

But adding a "Secured by Siteground Web Hosting" footer on all the pages is a huge turn off.

First, and as was said before, it's misleading. Second, does it have to be on all the pages?

I really liked it when I looked at the code, it's just sad that I can't use it, more so recommend it.

I hope you'll add an option to disable the footer. If that's not possible, maybe you could provide a commercial version so that people who really want to use jHackGuard can do so but without the Siteground footer.
2010-08-11
Reviews: 15
This plugin adding link to all of the frontend pages footer when installed.
2010-08-11
Reviews: 2
I used this component before it was added here, it is great, but since my site is not live yet, I asked my web host to use it because of their name appearing, they read the review and they highly recommended to use it. Great job, keep it up :)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
2010-08-10
Reviews: 8
i install this plugin,then i uninstall it because this plugin put Secured by Siteground Web Hosting every page,this is not a security plugin but a advertise plugin to sell hosting.
2010-08-10
Reviews: 80
Easy to install. Unfortunately, like the other poster, I to think 'Secured by Siteground Web Hosting' is misleading.

Perhaps a re-wording of the 'credit' would be appropriate ?
2010-08-08
Reviews: 3
In your plugin code a tag (center) is not closed.Anyway your plugin is goood!
Owner's reply

Hello,

Thank you for reporting this problem! We have fixed it and submitted a new version of the plugin. The new version is already available for download.

If you have any other recommendations or bug reports please do not hesitate to contact us further by submitting a review or using the support forum!

Best Regards
The SiteGround Team

2010-08-07
Reviews: 1
Have installed the plugin. Any protection is good. For the Kiwi Bloke you can comment out the line in jhackguard.php
2010-08-05
Reviews: 6
I have reluctantly uninstalled this as it display this message on your pages'Secured by Siteground Web Hosting' This too much in your face for my web host who is not Siteground. Its a shame as security is a concern for all of us. A parameter to show or hide this would then make it optional but this is not available. Please do consider this.
2010-08-03
Reviews: 4
Thanks for developing this plugin! Don't really know how to test it, but I rely on you guys :)
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