How to securely protect your website with anti-malware programs

Web security is a hot topic that affects everyone. Malware, spam, phishing and hacking attacks threaten you virtually 24/7 whenever you surf the Internet. Google alone finds 9,500 new pages that have been hacked every day. Ascending trend. In the global ranking of malware hosting, Germany advanced to second place at the end of 2013. An alarming sign. Protect anti-malware programs.

Protect your website from online dangers

Malware is becoming increasingly common on websites, web directories or directly in databases or applications. At the end of 2013, Germany was already in second place in a worldwide comparison of malware hosting. Since then, the spread and thus the dangers of malware have continued to increase. But you can protect yourself - very easily - for example with an anti-malware program like Host Europe SiteLock.

What are anti-malware programs?

Anti-malware programs are software solutions that can be used to find, block and remove malware such as viruses, worms, Trojans, etc. With the help of these programs, you can save data carriers such as hard drives, CDs, DVDs, USB sticks, etc., but also e-mails and e-mail inboxes, the directories of hosting products and, of course, your website itself, including the applications used and Check databases for malware. Malware can be specifically identified and – depending on the program – also removed automatically. However, the possibilities, the reliability and the comfort of the respective anti-malware programs often differ significantly. There are programs that you must first install on your PC, hosting package or server. There are browser-based solutions, stand-alone products and much more.

One of the most convenient anti-malware solutions is Host Europe Sucuri.

Sucuri from Host Europe

Host Europe Sucuri is an anti-malware program specifically designed to protect websites and website content. A particular advantage of this anti-malware solution is that you do not need to install this program. Rather, Host Europe Sucuri is an independent product with which you can have your website or web directories monitored fully automatically and at regular intervals (daily, monthly). You only need to specify the appropriate domain or an FTP account for the web directories that you want to protect against malware. You don't have to worry about any loss of performance for your hosting product, because the malware scan itself takes place on the SiteLock server.

Security check for all domains and external domains registered with Host Europe

With Host Europe Sucuri you can not only secure websites whose domains you have registered with Host Europe. External domains can also be checked with this anti-malware program.

Host Europe Sucuri offers you protection against the following threats

• SQL injections
  Host Europe Sucuri recognizes the infiltration of foreign database commands, data spying and other unauthorized database access and closes security gaps in SQL databases.
• Cross Site x Scripting (XSS)
  Host Europe Sucuri prevents attackers from manipulating user profiles and redirecting visitors to fake websites or fake input forms through Cross Site x Scripting.
• Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
  Host Europe Sucuri protects against a CSRF in which a compromised website uses an HTPP request to ask the browser of an authenticated user to perform an unwanted action on a trusted site.
• Website Component Vulnerabilities
  Host Europe Sucuri searches for and detects vulnerabilities in website components such as libraries, frameworks or other software modules that can become a gateway for attacks.
• Failed authentication
  Host Europe Sucuri detects and closes authentication and session management security gaps that could allow usernames, passwords, session tokens and other information to be stolen.
• Poor protection of sensitive data
  Sensitive information such as payment data (credit cards, account details, etc.) or login data are not adequately protected by default in many web applications. Host Europe Sucuri closes these security gaps.
• Invalid redirects and forwards
  Host Europe Sucuri reliably detects untrustworthy external redirects as well as hidden redirects and links to phishing or malware sites.
• Unsafe direct object references
  Host Europe Sucuri recognizes insecure references to implementation objects such as files, directories or database entries that could be misused for manipulation.
• Missing Function Level Access Control
  Many web applications check the functional rights before they become visible to the user. If this does not happen, attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to certain functions without authorization. Sucuri finds and closes these vulnerabilities.

Host Europe Sucuri is available in three different service packages:

1. Host Europe Sucuri - Essential

The daily malware scan of Host Europe Sucuri Essential automatically checks the source code of your website for malware. In addition, Host Europe Sucuri - Find provides you with detailed information on whether - and if so - which malware was found on your website. With the starter package Host Europe Sucuri-Find you can have an unlimited number of sub-pages of your website checked for malware. The source code scan is based on the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (http).

In addition, leads Host Europe Sucuri – Essential once a month a security vulnerability scan in which your web applications or databases are checked for cross site scripting (XSS) and SQL injections, for example.

Once you have configured Host Europe Sucuri, you can log into the dashboard.

The dashboard also gives you more detailed information about each malware scan that Host Europe Sucuri has performed. The tool shows you when the corresponding scan was carried out and when the last domain check was carried out without finding any malware. If a malware scan finds it, you can download further information on the relevant malware directly so that countermeasures can be taken as quickly as possible.

A notice:
You must be the domain owner or admin-c of the domain you want to check with Sucuri. Authentication is done through the Sucuri dashboard.

The functions of Host Europe Sucuri

• Daily malware scan
• Monthly vulnerability scan
• Source code verification via HTTP
• Blacklisting: monitoring and elimination

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But Host Europe Sucuri can do more than pure malware scans. With Host Europe Sucuri you can also have the malware found removed immediately. For this you need the package Host Europe Sucuri - Deluxe.

2. Host Europe Sucuri deluxe

With the daily malware scan of Host Europe Sucuri Deluxe the source code of up to 100 websites on your website can be automatically checked for malware via HTTP and FTP.
You can also check databases, applications, web directories and cross-site scripting for malware and vulnerabilities on a daily basis. If Host Europe has detected Sucuri malware, it will be removed directly, securely and thoroughly from your website.

The configuration of Host Europe Sucuri Deluxe

Host Europe Sucuri Deluxe set up – as with Sucuri Deluxe described - via Host Europe's customer information system.

In addition to a domain, you can also activate an FTP account if, for example, you want to check certain web directories or have malware removed automatically.

The functions of Host Europe Sucuri Deluxe

• Malware scan for an unlimited number of pages
• Malware Removal
• Blacklisting: monitoring and elimination
• Web Application Firewall (WAF)
• Content Delivery Network (CDN

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3. Sucuri Ultimate

The professional solution Host Europe Sucuri Ultimate In addition to the anti-malware functions already described, offers you a firewall and website acceleration with the help of a content delivery network.

In addition to a domain and an FTP account for automatic malware scans, you can proactively protect your website from malicious bot and hacking attacks with a firewall. Backup restore functions are also available to you.

The functions of Host Europe Sucuri Ultimate

• malware scan
• Malware Removal
• Blacklisting: monitoring and elimination
• Web Application Firewall (WAF)
• Content Delivery Network (CDN
• Backup and restore

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Build trust – with Host Europe Sucuri

As you can see, with Host Europe Sucuri it is very easy to reliably protect your website and web space from malware and hacking attacks. Malware and security gaps are reliably detected and can be repaired directly with Host Europe Sucuri.

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