Semalt Expert On Malware Infection Preventing


When our computer systems slow down or behave unusually, we should check if there is a virus or not. Most often, people don't understand that their computer devices are infected by malware or viruses that cause severe damages. A large number of hackers send you suspicious emails and try to trap you in one way or the other.
However, there is nothing to worry about as you can protect your device by keeping in mind the following things provided by Oliver King, the Customer Success Manager of Semalt.

Monitor your site's health

Google encourages its users and webmasters to conduct proper research. Various characteristics of Google and Search Console can help you identify potential issues within minutes. For example, you can try Google's site search to check what has been indexed so far. It is a good idea for webmasters as they can make sure that things are going properly. It is also important that you restrict your search to specific pages only. For example, if the search engine looks for Blogspot pages, then you can redirect them to the most suitable and protected pages only. The Search Queries pages list a large number of keywords Google find on your website. If you see that some unexpected keywords are also revealed, it is time to block all of them before it's too late and your site gets compromised. The Security Issues pages list sample web links and articles that may contain malicious codes. The Fetch As Google option allows its users to see what Google is crawling. If you see that it has crawled an infected page, you should remove it from your list as early as possible.

Security checklist

It is important that you monitor your website on a regular basis. Besides this, you should choose strong passwords as a webmaster. You may check the Gmail guidelines of how to choose strong passwords. Picking third-party content providers is a good idea, but you should do that carefully and make sure they are not providing you with duplicate and copied content as it can harm your website to a great extent. You should contact your hosting or web service provider for continuous support and tips on how to stay safe on the internet. Most of the companies provide their customers with regular updates on how to keep their pages and accounts safe. If your pages or websites have RSS feeds, you should invite more and more people to subscribe it. While working on the internet, you should make your local workstations updated and install new versions of software to clean viruses and Trojans.

Webmasters with server access

You should check your server configuration on a regular basis. Apache has various exciting security configuration tips for its users, and Microsoft also has a list of tech resources for your ease. They ask their users to pay attention to directory submissions, encryption, and authentication of the websites. You should also make backup copies of your files so that they don't get lost even when your website is hacked. It's important for every user to stay updated with the modern software and be informed about their patches and new versions. There are a lot of tools and software that help you develop a website within minutes, but choosing the right tool is very important yet crucial as there are various options out there. You should keep an eye on all of the extensions and log files. If some of the files direct you to unknown places, you should remove them from your computer system as early as possible. You should check your websites for common vulnerabilities and avoid having a directory with open permission
Google says that we should use SFTP and SSH for transferring data. Both of these systems keep your sites safe from possible threats. The Google Online Security Blog provides a lot of tips about online safety and security, so you should check it on a regular basis.