Web application security

Web Application Security May Be More Difficult Than Network Security.

With the increased information sharing that has become quite common over the past few years, especially with social networking and business networking, it is inevitable that websites are being attacked. In the past, using a firewall for the computer and putting a lock on the door to the server room were enough to keep anyone from accessing information from a business and web application security wasn’t even envisioned. However, there are browsers that constantly interact with business web applications through websites that sell products or services. Data connections must be open in order to receive customer input and orders, and one never knows when a person accessing their business through the web is a legitimate customer or someone who is trying to hack into the system or attacking the business through the links on the site.

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malware in website

Google’s search result block web pages that contain malware . website owners panic; and they are unsure of how to fix the problem .This article highlights how malware infects a web page and what the woner can do to protect the website .

Your website is running along smoothly until you notice a severe drop in sales and web traffic.You do a quick analysis by searching for your website on google , but when you click the link , you’re redirected to a warning page that annoinces the site poses a danger to visitors.

The message displayed in the browser means the website has been hacked . Before you panic . here ‘s a quick checklist to clean the malware , secure your website , and re-establish a position on google’s search engine .

What happened?

Several malware applications are spread on the internet through infected web pages and executable downloads . for instance ,The hackers exploit vulnerabilities in web applications and inject malicious code , You may using a vulnerable open source wordpress ,Ckfinder …

An other attack : gumblar virus is spread through PDF documents and flash pages . The malware applications find passwords hidden on the website owner’s computer and infect hist web pages with malicious code . (using ftp services)

The code can be spread of malware . The infected website is detected by google’s search engine spider , and the company provides the warning seen in the user’s browser. (continue reading…)