Our service prices are based on the size of your website. For example, Health Monitoring services start from $15/month (per site) for small sites with less than 25 pages.
We suggest that you purchase the level of service that we recommend to you. If you would like to purchase a lower service tier, please contact us.
Your site may have many more publicly accessible web pages or web objects than you think. For example –
Default pages hosted by your web server.
PDF files, advertisement files (SWFs) accessible via your site.
Dynamically generated pages (the URLs that end with something like ?p=120) by your content management system (WordPress) or framework (Django).
Yes, we can detect malware that only triggers when a user browses a site using Internet Explorer. We also use various IP addresses to probe a single website.
Additionally, we check for malware that triggers when a user visits from search engine web pages like Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.
No. Several companies sell trustmarks. Some trustmarks simply prove that you are a legitimate business, or that you will respect some privacy criteria. Most trustmarks are not related to the security of the website.
No. SSL certificates have nothing to do with protection from malware attacks. SSL certificates simply prove that your site is the website it claims to be. It is a sign of a responsible business who wants to confirm their identity to the visitor.
PCI certification is a good first step towards securing your website. Unfortunately, being PCI certified does not ensure immunity to these attacks. PCI certification simply means that the website does follow some best practice guidelines. This does not ensure that a website is immune to code injection attacks, either.
Yes, they can. Hackers can even distribute malicious advertisements to advertisement distribution companies. These ads can find themselves circulated through the digital ecosystem to various benign websites which can cause good websites to get marked as malware distribution points.
Web hosting companies face a full gamut of issues they need to handle everyday. From customer complaints, billing issues, inquiries and much more. They are not always able to focus on security problems because they don’t have the time or lack the insight of focused security organizations. If you are facing issues and not getting help from your website hosting company, please send us a message, we may be able to get the priority of your case elevated.
We, stopthehacker.com, can help you out!
You may also find helpful volunteers here:
Google Webmaster Forum
Badwarebusters
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You should subscribe to a website monitoring service in order to be notified in the case of a malware injection.
You need to assess the security status of your website applications and web server.
You need to improve the security of your website applications, such as your blogging software, online shopping cart (update applications).
You need to improve the security of your web server (update server software or operating system).
The chances are that your site was compromised using automated programs which are developed by hackers and sold on the underground black market. It is very rare that a hacker will take a personal interest in infecting a website.
Automated hacking tools do not discriminate between small or large websites. It does not matter if you own a small business or a very large one, or even if you just host a blog or a personal website. All websites are fair game for these bad guys.
Most Anti-Virus systems use signature based mechanisms. Once a piece of malware has been reported as bad, they will be able to detect it on your computer. We take a different approach. We understand the behavior of a piece of malware and then create a profile for malicious computer code. This allows us to hunt down previously unseen pieces of malware. [Read More]
Your Anti-Virus software protects your personal computer from threats. It cannot protect your website from attacks by a hacker.
Your website has a vulnerability. Think of it as a open door in your house. The hacker has used this door to enter your website and deposit malicious computer code.
Your web server has a vulnerability. If you do not host your website yourself, you need to make sure that the web server (computer) which is used to host your website is secure. Even large professional hosting companies have problems. Alternatively, If you host your own website, you can take action now by ordering a Vulnerability to Penetration Assessment.
Your login credentials have been compromised. Hackers often install programs called keyloggers on computers. these programs analyze the keystrokes you are using to type in you password and username. Once the hacker gathers this information they can login to your website silently and wreak havoc. A Web Application Firewall (WAF) will not protect you from this kind of compromise. A website monitoring system will alert you of such a scenario, however.
Third party software installations may have vulnerabilities. If your website uses an online shopping cart, blogging or forum sofware, from a third party, they may have introduced vulnerabilities into your website, which caused your site to get compromised.
Modern browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari all consult some form of blacklist before visiting a website. If your website is listed on a blacklist, chances are that your visitors are not able to get to your website. This may incur significant lost revenue for you and may degrade your reputation.
Google is not out to hurt websites and businesses. It is simply providing an public service to Internet users. It simply offers a warning about its opinion regarding the security of your website. A cleaner and safer Internet benefits all web surfers.
It can take from a few hours to as many as 10 days to get off a blacklist. Some individuals have also reported longer time periods. If your website is on a blacklist, it is imperative that you identify the exact cause of the problem and remedy the situation correctly. A lot of webmasters cannot hunt down all traces of malware and hence stay on the blacklist for quite long.
As a public service, Google analyzes websites and determines if the website is distributing malware or has been reported as taking part in a phishing attempt. If your site is listed on Google’s Safe Browsing List, it might have been involved in the distribution of malware (harmful computer programs like viruses).
Blacklists contain names of websites which have engaged in malicious or annoying activities, such as distribution of malware, being an accomplice in a Phishing attempt, hosting annoying or dangerous advertisements or other reasons.
A blacklist is usually lists the names or modified version of the name (such as a hash) of a website.
As a public service, Google analyzes websites and determines if the website is distributing malware or has been reported as taking part in a phishing attempt. If your site is listed on Google’s Safe Browsing List, it might have been involved in the distribution of malware (harmful computer programs like viruses).
Blacklists contain names of websites which have engaged in malicious or annoying activities, such as distribution of malware, being an accomplice in a Phishing attempt, hosting annoying or dangerous advertisements or other reasons.
A blacklist is usually lists the names or modified version of the name (such as a hash) of a website.