[Wylug-help] Logwatch help / advice.

[Roger]

Hi all,

I get a system, 'Logwatch' report each day from my server.

I often get items like (quoting the latest):

  --------------------- httpd Begin ------------------------

  Requests with error response codes
     404 Not Found
        http://movietvblog.com/proxyheader.php: 2 Time(s)
        http://ppcfinder.net/judge.php: 1 Time(s)
        http://www.hardjob.net/proxyheader.php: 1 Time(s)
        http://www.mpwallpapers.com/proxyheader.php: 1 Time(s)
        http://www.sharkspear.info/proxyheader.php: 1 Time(s)


At first glance, that's not surprising, since none of those URLs have 
any connection with sites that I've ever served.

Wondering a tad deeper, how did any of those requests arrive at my 
server at all?  How on earth were those servers linked to my IP number?

And are those requests any sort of threat?

I'm accustomed to requests that are trying to access my MyPHPAdmin, but 
since that needs access to a directory independent of any site I've ever 
served (below the root of those sites), then, of course, they always 
generate 404 errors - as I understand it, that is proof against any HTML 
probe.  Though I'd be glad to hear that I'm right.


Bottom line: am I safe (in these respects) against having my server hacked?

TIA,

Roger

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