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The term malicious software, or malware, for short, was first coined by Yisrael Radai in 1990. But even before then, malware had already been around, albeit categorized as computer viruses. These days, the malware focus has shifted to websites as an entry point to gain access to sensitive information and even causing reputational damage to businesses.
Malware is an umbrella term for different types of intrusive software, including virus, spyware, adware, hijacker, ransomware, and many others. It is often disguised as non-threatening files, executable programs, active content, or other software. It tricks users the same way the Greeks used the Trojan Horse to implement a war attack.
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To address the presence of malware, SiteLock®, a global leader in business website security solutions, uses a three-step approach to removing malware from its clients’ web systems.
The first step is to find the unwanted malware by scanning the website and web applications both outside in and inside out. Every file and website code is scanned to ensure no stone is left unturned.
After which, the detected malware is fixed through automatic malware removal, eliminating the malicious files before problems occur.
To make sure that no such problem occurs again in the future, it is important to prevent malware with a web application firewall that provides DDoS protection, backdoor mitigation, and SQLi and XSS prevention.
SiteLock, having been established in 2008, offers holistic cloud-based website protection for more than eight million clients worldwide. It deploys comprehensive monitoring reviews and fixes threats while preventing future attacks, accelerating website performance, and meeting PCI compliance standards. Read more about the company by visiting its official website.
