Be careful of pop-ups and downloads
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 3:45 am
Malware often hides behind pop-ups or downloads from sources that can deceive the user.
Perform WordPress, theme and plugin updates
Malware often exploits vulnerabilities in deprecated WordPress versions, which are therefore more subject to security updates, and in themes and plugins. The suggestion is to update the assets whenever a new version is available and to make sure to download plugins and themes from the official WordPress repository or, in any case, from reliable sources.
Perform regular backups
Performing regular backups of your WordPress sites is definitely the best active phone number list solution to recover your data in case you are infected by malware.
All our hosting and cloud plans include weekly backup by default to protect your site, also offering additional backup solutions (daily, monthly and first save) and disaster recovery for a complete security strategy.
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What are the best tools to scan a WordPress site for malware?
To detect the presence of malware, you can use some useful tools to scan your WordPress site.
Wordfence . Wordfence is one of the most used plugins to identify possible malware: among its strengths are automatic malware scans and the suggestion of corrective actions to apply.
Sucuri . Sucuri is a great alternative to Wordfence: it scans the website quickly and it is possible to activate preventive alerts in order to improve security and protection.
Obviously, to start in the best way we suggest you choose an excellent WordPress hosting with advanced features and with numerous integrated security features to offer performance and protection.
Real Time Antivirus Protection . Real Time Antivirus Protection is our automatic and comprehensive monitoring service that starts a real-time malware scan every time a new file is modified, added or removed. If the scan detects infected files, you will receive a real-time email notification to proceed with their deletion, supported by our technical team.
The service can be combined with any Linux Hosting plan optimized for WordPress.
Perform WordPress, theme and plugin updates
Malware often exploits vulnerabilities in deprecated WordPress versions, which are therefore more subject to security updates, and in themes and plugins. The suggestion is to update the assets whenever a new version is available and to make sure to download plugins and themes from the official WordPress repository or, in any case, from reliable sources.
Perform regular backups
Performing regular backups of your WordPress sites is definitely the best active phone number list solution to recover your data in case you are infected by malware.
All our hosting and cloud plans include weekly backup by default to protect your site, also offering additional backup solutions (daily, monthly and first save) and disaster recovery for a complete security strategy.
Discover Disaster Recovery
What are the best tools to scan a WordPress site for malware?
To detect the presence of malware, you can use some useful tools to scan your WordPress site.
Wordfence . Wordfence is one of the most used plugins to identify possible malware: among its strengths are automatic malware scans and the suggestion of corrective actions to apply.
Sucuri . Sucuri is a great alternative to Wordfence: it scans the website quickly and it is possible to activate preventive alerts in order to improve security and protection.
Obviously, to start in the best way we suggest you choose an excellent WordPress hosting with advanced features and with numerous integrated security features to offer performance and protection.
Real Time Antivirus Protection . Real Time Antivirus Protection is our automatic and comprehensive monitoring service that starts a real-time malware scan every time a new file is modified, added or removed. If the scan detects infected files, you will receive a real-time email notification to proceed with their deletion, supported by our technical team.
The service can be combined with any Linux Hosting plan optimized for WordPress.