Is this a "Hacking" Attempt?

[ivyfleur]

Hi there,

 

I had a look at the error log on the server and there was an entry that is shown below:-

 

[error] [client 213.227.59.80] File does not exist: /home/mydomain/public_html/_vti_bin/_vti_aut/author.dll

 

Is this an attempt to "hack"? The WHOIS on the IP address show it as registered in Spain.

 

Anyone has any idea what this error means? :(

 

Thanks.

[germ]

That command is related to Front Page access to the server.

 

If you don't have that setup it's not a threat.

[ivyfleur]

Thanks for the response Germ.

 

No I don't have Frontpage nor do I use it. So what does it mean? It like someone from an IP address in Spain trying to access that file on my domain. Why?

[germ]

I'm not positive on this but from what I can gather if you did have Front Page access to the site setup they might use that to "fish" for usernames and passwords.