Spotlight: Security for List25, a Popular Entertainment Website
Nikki Gerren For a website initially created to be just an experiment, it’s a pretty big deal to hit two major milestones, though it didn’t happen overnight.…
Unwanted “Shorte St” Ads in Unpatched Newspaper Theme
Fernando Barbosa Unwanted ads are one of the most common problems that site owners ask us to solve. Recently, we’ve noticed quite a few requests to remove…
Yet Another Expired Domain causes WP Plugin to Redirect Users
Krasimir Konov Malicious redirects are very common in compromised websites. Attackers try to take advantage of the site resources to promote spam, distribute other malware/backdoors, and perform…
When Your Plugins Turn Against You
Cesar Anjos Every day we face countless cases of sites getting compromised and infected by an attacker. From there, the sites can be used for various operations…
Undesired Redirects
Whether it is your own or a website you are visiting, undesired redirects and pop-ups are always annoying. The situation gets worse when your visitors…
Phishing Leveraging the Sucuri Brand
Rafael Capovilla We are always on guard for phishing emails and websites that might try to compromise our customers or employees, so that we can be on top of…
Labs Notes Monthly Recap – May/2017
Estevao Avillez Sucuri Labs provides website malware research updates directly from our teams on the front line. You can read past-monthly recaps to catch up on trends…
How Undefined Variables Can Give You RCE
When investigating a compromised website, our team has to make sure that all malware and backdoors are cleared from the environment. In some instances, these…
Spotlight: How a Digital Marketing Agency Secures Client Sites
Based in Melbourne, Australia for over 17 years, 24Digital knows what it takes to succeed in the ever-evolving digital marketing space which is no longer…
The elegant dropper – reusable code for PHP shell installation
Yuliyan Tsvetkov During our malware research role, we analyze hundreds (if not thousands) of malware samples every day. Quite often, highly-obfuscated techniques are used by attackers to…
Personal Security Guide – WiFi Network
Caleb Lane This is the third part in our series on personal security that offers methods to strengthen your overall security posture. By taking a holistic approach…