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Spam Attack | Recovering From a Spam Attack

Editor — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 04:34:30 +0000

You may have recently received an email from one of our support staff informing you that a large amount of spam was discovered being sent out from your hosting account, which is categorized as a spam attack. The following guide has been designed to help you recover from this spam attack situation as quickly as […]

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Using ModSecurity on your VPS

Editor — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 23:24:21 +0000

ModSecurity is an web application firewall that runs in conjunction with your web server. It’s designed to protect your web sites from a range of malicious attacks and provides various features including HTTP traffic monitoring, logging and real-time analysis. ModSecurity rules are based on a series of regular expressions. Each rule is designed to block […]

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SSH commands for CSF – ConfigServer Security & Firewall

Editor — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:46:24 +0000

SSH commands for CSF – ConfigServer Security & Firewall SSH commands for CSF ConfigServer Security & Firewall is a Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall, Login/Intrusion Detection and Security application for Linux servers. CSF commands Basic commands of the CSF Firewall at command line, alternatively you can view the CSF command line options by using either: […]

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Block countries using CSF Firewall

Editor — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 08:01:24 +0000

There are two main ways to block a user from accessing a website. You can use mod_geoip, which is basically lines that you enter to your .htaccess file, or you can use the Firewall on the server to stop users from even accessing the site.

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What is ModSecurity?

Editor — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:57:23 +0000

What is ModSecurity? ModSecurity is a web application firewall module designed for use with Apache web servers. It provides an increased level of server security by protecting the server from vulnerabilities present in web application code. This increased security is achieved by detecting and preventing possible attack fronts before they reach the actual application. It […]

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Clearing your DNS Cache on your Windows PC

Editor — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:00:00 +0000

This tutorial will show you the steps for clearing your DNS Cache on your Windows XP PC When a domain name’s nameservers change, it can cause an annoyingly long wait until the website becomes accessible again. Apart from your ISP having to refresh the DNS cache on their servers, other issues on your local PC […]

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Security Issues with allow_url_fopen

Editor — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:52:30 +0000

This tutorial will discuss the security issues with allow_url_fopen in PHP The PHP option allow_url_fopen would normally allow a programmer to open, include or otherwise use a remote file using a URL rather than a local file path. For security reasons, FASTDOT has disabled this feature; however, a feature-rich alternative exists in the form of […]

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The Basics of a Trojan Virus

Editor — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:29:45 +0000

This tutorial will discuss the basics of a trojan virus In the context of computer software, a Trojan horse is a program that contains or installs a malicious program (sometimes called the payload or ‘trojan’). The term is derived from the classical myth of the Trojan Horse. Trojan horses may appear to be useful or […]

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How To Remove Spyware From Your PC

Editor — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:13:31 +0000

This tutorial will show you how to remove spyware from your computer If it’s about online security, barely a story can go by without mention of two protection essentials : anti-virus products and firewalls. Yet there are other kinds of safety-focused programs hoping to earn a place in your toolbox. Like a handyman’s favourite gadget, […]

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10 Tips To Make Your Computer More Secure

Editor — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:01:45 +0000

This tutorial will provide 10 10 tips to make your computer more secure These tips are geared towards Windows however they are just as relevant for Linux and Mac OS users too. 1/ Update your anti-virus software once a week and run a complete test. Anti-virus software that doesn’t have the patches for the latest […]

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