I run a private forum using Invision Power Board v2.2. In the domain error log, I see numerous entries similar to this:
File does not exist: /home/domain/public_html/forums/admin/ggg-devot-torrent.html
File does not exist: /home/domain/public_html/forums/admin/tribalwars-bot-crack.html
If I do a search on who links to the site, I see hundreds of links like those above to files that don't exist.
That particular folder has permissions set to 777. If I restrict it, I get constant errors in the log saying that an .htaccess file cannot be checked. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. It looks like somehow the folder is being used to relay porn and other crap although I don't know how it would be accessed.
Edit: I'm wondering now if when I change the permissions to restrict access, all the .htaccess errors are caused by these spambots or whatever hitting the site unsuccessfully. I do have it restricted now.