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Nearly Got a Trojan By Clicking on a Website - How to make sure my own websites are OK for sure

by Ruka
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Hi,

I clicked on a website (about events mangement - a legimate business website selling an information product, much like many of the IM websites), then my Webroot software showed Webroot had blocked a dangerous trojan from infecting my computer, which could steal financial information etc.

That led me to think of my own site, and for all of us running sites.

If I make a very simple site, from a plain html template, then how do I know for sure that a hacker has not placed trojan code onto it like this? I can't re-check my html every day!

So I wonder:

- What protections can I put in place on my site to stop this happening?
- How to do an ongoing check to make sure the site is always clean?

I want to protect my customers, as I have a responsibility to them if they click onto my site.

thank you,
#clicking #make #trojan #website #websites
  • Profile picture of the author somacorellc
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    • Profile picture of the author jorgesil
      Download and install the free version of Malwarebytes
      and scan all your files.
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  • Profile picture of the author 82ana
    Go to the Norton site and get your site verified and checked for free with Norton web safe.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ruka
    Thanks for the replies -

    The Norton one is a one-off scan as far as I can see.

    The McAfee one looks great, daily malware scanning, but very expensive.

    Thanks for the Malwarebytes tip - done already.

    I wonder if there are other options like McAfee Secure for Websites, that do an automatic daily check for malware, but are a bit cheaper?
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  • Profile picture of the author Wechito
    AVG Threat Labs

    This site will check your site for virus
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