WebsiteDefender Security Check: Backdoor Scripts
May 9, 2012 - 3:05 pm | No CommentEven if you have taken the necessary precautions to protect your website from hackers – you have deployed the necessary firewalls and installed antivirus programs across all your platforms – your website can still be exposed to a specific type of web malware known as backdoor scripts. Some backdoor scripts techniques are capable of bypassing [...]
What Are Malware Links?
May 2, 2012 - 4:13 pm | No CommentA malware attack usually occurs when a malicious code has been injected into your website. In most cases hackers inject the code through HTML or htaccess files. There was a time when only porn websites or illegal websites were mainly responsible for malware infections. Nowadays, even a normal website may have links that can infect [...]
WebsiteDefender Security Check: Rootkits
April 19, 2012 - 3:38 pm | No CommentIn a previous post about website malware we outlined the general malware checks that WebsiteDefender can perform. Let’s dive in deeper into the root exploit checks. Root exploits – most commonly rootkits – are an area of malware that many people don’t fully understand because there’s limited information available online. The resources that are available [...]
Is my Web Application Firewall Blocking WebsiteDefender?
April 12, 2012 - 5:12 pm | No CommentPreviously we explained why some web hosting servers block the WebsiteDefender Agent, which could cause your WebsiteDefender service to malfunction. In this article, we will show you exactly how a web application firewall can block communications between the WebsiteDefender Agent and the WebsiteDefender Server. Many hosting providers or server administrators use web application firewalls, such [...]
How to Get Yourself Removed from the Google Blacklist
April 10, 2012 - 4:28 pm | No CommentIf your website or blog is infected by malware, there is a chance that it could end up on the Google Blacklist. Unfortunately, Google doesn’t care whether or not it’s your fault that malware appeared on your website. All Google cares about is the well-being of the users that visit your website, therefore the search [...]