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Google Warns 20,000 Websites They Could Be Infected With Malware

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Posted 19 April 2012 - 03:30 AM

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#2 User is offline   MichaelRousseau 

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  Posted 19 April 2012 - 06:05 AM

Thats quite the proactive approach.
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  Posted 19 April 2012 - 05:06 PM

Pardon my ignorance, but how does the bad code get put there in the first place? Without that being blocked, editing it out won't last long. Does this apply mostly to people who host their site on their own machine, or does it apply to sites hosted by big-name ISP's?
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Posted 20 April 2012 - 08:40 AM

View PostSTMRadio, on 19 April 2012 - 05:06 PM, said:

Pardon my ignorance, but how does the bad code get put there in the first place? Without that being blocked, editing it out won't last long. Does this apply mostly to people who host their site on their own machine, or does it apply to sites hosted by big-name ISP's?

There are a number of different ways but essentially it comes down to poor security by the users who maintain the sites. Things like not changing default passwords, updating software or only trouble shooting web page errors until they work and not making sure they are secure. The bad people send out bots to try access websites through one of many known issues and insert the malicious code that way.
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  Posted 21 April 2012 - 11:13 AM

malware server farms the new spammers
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  Posted 22 April 2012 - 06:33 PM

Security, again, more technical user fault.
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#7 User is offline   IarrthoirFirinne 

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  Posted 23 April 2012 - 04:19 AM

so the best way for an everyday user that wants to open a website business, that does not know how to code is to get formalized with updating and security software..?
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