Error Logs - Is this normal behaviour or something to worry about?

[Baa]

I've been struggling to get on to the admin part of my site this morning so checked the error logs via CPanel and found these File Not Found.

Are these anything to worry about? (I've blocked out the file paths and IP addresses for privacy)

[Mon Nov 08 09:05:32 2010] [error] [client XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] File does not exist: /home/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/404.shtml
[Mon Nov 08 09:05:32 2010] [error] [client XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] File does not exist: /home/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/moneyback.request.php
[Mon Nov 08 09:05:32 2010] [error] [client XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] File does not exist: /home/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/404.shtml
[Mon Nov 08 09:05:32 2010] [error] [client XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] File does not exist: /home/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/moneyback_request
[Mon Nov 08 09:05:32 2010] [error] [client XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] File does not exist: /home/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/404.shtml
[Mon Nov 08 09:05:32 2010] [error] [client XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] File does not exist: /home/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/terms.conditions.php
[Mon Nov 08 09:05:31 2010] [error] [client XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] File does not exist: /home/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/404.shtml
[Mon Nov 08 09:05:31 2010] [error] [client XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] File does not exist: /home/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/product_info.php
[Mon Nov 08 09:05:31 2010] [error] [client XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] File does not exist: /home/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/404.shtml
[Mon Nov 08 09:05:31 2010] [error] [client XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] File does not exist: /home/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/refund_policy
[Mon Nov 08 09:05:31 2010] [error] [client XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] File does not exist: /home/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/404.shtml
[Mon Nov 08 09:05:31 2010] [error] [client XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] File does not exist: /home/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/refundform.php

I've checked the folders on the site and everything seems clean.

[paulc010]

Baa,

Looks like the 404.shtml has been configured (probably by default) as the handler for 404 errors. You can create a page with that name to display a standard 404-type page and those log entries will all go away. It does look like someone is trying to "find" pages manually, or using a script, but that's not in itself something to worry about

Paul

[Baa]

Thank you Paul.

No one has asked for a refund so I was concerned that someone had got in and planted something somewhere, I can't find anything out of the ordinary so I guess it was just someone rifling through the files.

[scotserve]

Yes if you look at the timings they are seconds apart - only a bot could be doing that, script kiddies looking for an opening

[Baa]

Thanks Scotserve.

I'll monitor the files and make sure I've got the updated security in place. Not that it ever stops anyone determined enough but I might catch them before they can do anything much.

[mahesh adodis]

Error  logs are said to be as error reports  this can be collected at the time of development but is your getting more error logs then you must check
above reports says that some pages are not found