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Dissection of a WordPress hack.

May 8, 2018 by Tim Yardley

Today on episode 17 of Web Hosting Podcast, Megan and I, dissect a website hack we have been working on. We discuss the how, the what and ways to prevent future hacks. We also discuss the defacement of webhostingpodcast.com and how I recovered the site so quickly. And remember those quick tips I use to … Read more Dissection of a WordPress hack.

Dealing with a hacked website and Malware types.

December 18, 2017 by Tim Yardley

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Dealing with a hacked website and Malware types. Virus/Malware/Ransomware/etc….Covering the differences and how they might affect you. Definitions resourced from Comodo Differences between them all. Malware – Malware is software written specifically to infect the target host system. Subcategories of Malware include. Virus – Virus is a specific type of malware by itself. It … Read more Dealing with a hacked website and Malware types.