404

One of my favourite features of this site is my backend, behind-the-scenes error handling.

Each time a 404 error is logged, I capture it into my DB and my custom 404 page either redirects (based on the requested URI) to an alternative page I have pre-defined, or failing that shows a friendly haiku and then redirects to my index page.

Tonight at precisely 22:54:43, some h4cK3r wannabe ran a script on my site to find potential security holes/backdoors. 4 minutes and 380 attempts later, I'm glad to say they must feel like quite the unsuccessful loser. Nice try, but no cigar.

What interests me, having stumbled on this, is some of the paths their script tried: everything from /cgi-bin/ to /admin/, /acid/, /sex/, /secret/secret/change-passwd.shtml, /WSFTP.LOG, /index.html.bak.... the list goes on.

Here's a great and relevant 404 page: Cannot find Weapons of Mass Destruction