Important To Prevent Hacking?

[MARTYB2K]

If you remove all traces of the version number for instance 3.09, even in the page source code would it be harder for someone to hack you, because there wouldn't know what version your on, and only certain hacks work with certain versions?

Could you tell me how to remove the version number from the admin login box on the /forum/admincp/index.php screen

I just want it to say on the box (vBulletin Admin Control Panel) and not with the version number displayed aswell.

Thx...Martin.

[Colin F]

If you're looking to make your board safer, it would make more sense to rename the admincp directory (and set the variable in the config.php file) as well as passwordprotecting the directory with htaccess.

[MARTYB2K]

Thx... Is it possible to change the line of text im on about aswell? Just to remove the 3.00 or whatever.

[Colin F]

Yes, but you need to edit a php file to do it.

In your includes/adminfunctions.php file, find the following code and remove the part I marked red:

<?php echo "vBulletin [B][COLOR=Red]" . $vbulletin->options['templateversion'] . "[/COLOR][/B] $pagetitle"; ?><br />

[Quillz]

3.0.9 has no known security vulnerabilities, so as long as you're always using the latest version of vB, you should be more or less safe.

[MARTYB2K]

Yes, but you need to edit a php file to do it.

In your includes/adminfunctions.php file, find the following code and remove the part I marked red:

<?php echo "vBulletin [B][COLOR=Red]" . $vbulletin->options['templateversion'] . "[/COLOR][/B] $pagetitle"; ?><br />

Thx i'll do it in Dreamweaver.

[Colin F]

Actually, I've read reporst that Dreamweaver can corrupt your code.

In case it doesn't work, try changing the file in a text editor.

[MARTYB2K]

Just tried it, it worked.

Thx alot.