Thursday, November 12, 2009

Steps to Removing Malware From a Website

OK. In general terms, I'm going to
give some of the steps to remove malware
from a website.

Here are some steps to get you started:

  1. Do a Google search on the website
    that has been compromised.
  2. Look for the This site may harm
    your computer
    message.
  3. Click on This site may harm your
    computer
    to get more information.

This will get your started. Basically,
Google knows your site has been compromised
and is very helpful in providing basic information
about the problem.

Here's how I might do these same steps using my
own website as an example:

  1. Use google to search on websiterepairguy.com
  2. Look for websiterepairguy.com in the search
    results. Typically, it will come up number one since
    you are searching specifically on this site.
  3. We're assuming the site has been compromised.
    Therefore, Google should provide you with a
    This site may harm your computer message.
  4. Click on This site may harm your computer
  5. Google will send you to a web page on their
    website that gives more information.

My website has not been compromised. Therefore, my
specific example will not work. However, it gives you the
idea.

More later.

Ed Abbott

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