Malware is short for malicious software. It is an intrusive code that tries to take control of your website. You normally get this through a corrupted file you might have installed. Malware can take form in many different ways.
- Viruses – Most common example. It is often found lurking in suspicius emails
- Trojan Horses – This is named after the Greek method of warfare, this is also known as “backdoor malware.” It’s normally disguised as a legitimate program, but once installed, it can take control of your entire computer.
- Drive-by downloads – This uses your website as the delivery method for other corrupted files. It can cause damage without the recipient noticing.
- Pharma hacks – This type embeds links to suspect websites within your content and search engine results pages (SERPs).
How to protect your website from future malware attacks
- Regular backup
- Right hosting – This offers extra protection.
- Update password – A standard step after an attack. Your login credentials might have been compromised so it’s best to be safe.
- Install a quality security plugin – These plugins can cover a variety of security bases and it might prove to be difficult to choose one but our personal choice, Sucuri.
How Sucuri cleans and protects your website from Malware
1. Identify Security Issues
When your site is compromised, Sucuri immediately assesses the damage. They have automatic scripts and professional security analysis that quickly locates viruses. They stay on top of their game because of their research-driven tools
They identify:
- CMS & extensions used on your site
- Known issues and anomalies in source code
- Current versions of your website software
- Integrity issues against a known good baseline
- Malware infections and indicators of compromise
2. Remediate Security Issues
They offer 24/7 security analysis, 365 days in a year. Their plans are based on guaranteed response time. With this kind of service, your website will be back and running. All plans offer unlimited malware removal requests during the lifetime of your subscription.
Their security analysts:
- Remove & repair malware infections
- Check the integrity of your website
- Remove blacklist warnings from your website
- Repair brand reputation issues in search engine results
- Advise you on available updates and post-hack steps
3. Configure for Continuous Monitoring
What Sucuri does is that it determines a baseline of your website in order to create a security plan that will clean and protect your site. They generate audit reports in your dashboard and alerts so you can stay informed about the health of your site.
They configure:
- Server-side scanner PHP file on your server
- Monitoring for changes to DNS records
- Uptime alerts
- Monitoring for SSL certificate changes
4. Deploy Protection Platform
New malware infections, bots, and scanners are emerging every day. Sucuri offers to surround your website using military-grade defensive technology.
The Sucuri website firewall:
- Blocks DDoS attacks (Including Layer 7 HTTP-Flood attacks)
- Protects against brute force attacks
- Stops website attacks & hacks
- Prevents malware infections
- Zero Day immediate response patching
5. Configure Performance Optimization (CDN)
The Sucuri Firewall offers dramatically improved page speed and performance. This includes optimizing how your website loads and decreases the load on your web server.
The Sucuri security analysts:
- Set content delivery network for optimal site performance
- Preferred compression settings to enhance site speed
- Globally-distributed Anycast network (GDAN)
- 6 global points of presence (PoP)
- URL query string and caching location rules
A malware attack is a serious issue and it should be addressed quickly or better yet, prevented. It can be a hassle to choose the security service for your site that’s why Artzap Studio offers website services from design to development, complete with the best security. Interested? Contact us at 7622-2755 or email us at inquire@artzapstudio.com.
