Viruses for Dummies! Fake AV Virus infects my computer. We have all heard about and read books that have been created and written for those like myself that started out computer illiterate. But I have yet to read a book on "Viruses for Dummies!" That being said, yesterday I was searching Google … Read more about Fake AV Virus Infection from Visiting a Website
The aftermath of the on-going hacks directed at major hosting services continues to cause pain with those trying to clean up and restore their sites. Once again, we at WPSecurityLock.com want to stress that these attacks are not limited to any one platform or any one hosting company. We have had … Read more about CONTINUING STORY – Dangerous Malware Alert – Self-Hosted Sites Hack Update – Go Daddy Responds!
On May 1, 2010, Hosting providers were hacked again with malicious attacks similar to last month containing the kdjkfjskdfjlskdjf dot com code. WPSecurityLock has reported several sites that have been hacked for a second time. The variation appears to be the same script redirecting to different … Read more about Breaking News! Dangerous Malware Alert – Self-Hosted Sites On Major Hosting Service Hacked Again!
Many have heard the old cliche, "the haves versus the have-nots". Fewer may be aware of Steve Gibson's quote on hard drives: "There are two kinds of hard drives, those that have crashed and those that have not crashed yet!" I am proposing a mashup of these two quotes into "The Hacked" and "The … Read more about May Day Mayday! “The Hacked” And “The Hacked-Nots”
What is Sandboxie? This video will show you a brief overview of a wonderful program called Sandboxie. With Sandboxie, you can safely surf the web without worrying about malicious malware or viruses affecting the rest of your computer. You can also use it for simply testing a program on your … Read more about Sandboxie – The Safer Way to Surf the Web
Securing your WordPress blog is the most important thing that you must do. Every day, WordPress sites are being hacked and injected with malicious code that could not only affect your website, but also other visitors as well. In addition, if the problem doesn't get resolved, it could result in your … Read more about WordPress Security: 3 Useful Tips to Help Protect Your Blog
You might think that installing a few WordPress security plugins does the entire job of protecting your site. Security plugins can help make your site safer (i.e. database backups, login lockouts). Most people don't realize that there's much more involved in order to protect a WordPress … Read more about WordPress Security Plugins: Half the Battle