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Iframe Hacks and PC Vulnerabilities – Important Notice

Posted by James in Hints and Tips, Important Notice, Software on July 6, 2010

One of our clients has recently been hit by what is called an iframe hack.
This one is recognisable as your website pages will have a small frame in the middle of the content area which displays google.com but it most likely a phishing website that is loaded with malware.
There are a number of possible routes for your site to be hacked. Most of which are covered in this forum thread: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=901622
The most obvious reason are as follows:-
  1. Poor quality admin password.
    If you have access to your websites admin section you must ensure your password is strong.
  2. Software vulnerabilities
    Just like your computer needs to be kept up-to-date as does your software. These patches can sometimes be applied easily over-the-top of your existing install. Major patches require a complete rework of the site.
  3. Infected computers
    If your computer has been infected in any way by a Trojan, keylogger or malware then this could be the culprit.
The infected account is then used to distribute any account passwords including FTP which leads to the infection of perfectly secure sites that are then infected with the iframe hack.
We contacted Heart Internet, who provided the followng advice:
My site is infected with Malware – what do I do?
There is a windows PC virus that is able to capture FTP passwords from you whilst you are using them. It then connects to the FTP server and changes the index.* files on your website.

You should do the following:

1. Using a good antivirus software, scan and clean the PC that you use to connect to FTP.

2. Change your FTP passwords and your control panel passwords.

3. Edit and remove the code from your index files. Look for lines that begin “<iframe src=” and then they link to other sites.

4. Ensure that any scripts you are using (WordPress, Joomla etc.) are all up to date.

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Social Media Success Summit 2010 and a Tadpole Comes of Age

Posted by James in Glass Frog, Hints and Tips, Internet Marketing, Media, Social Media Marketing on June 9, 2010

What a month of information we had in May.

The Social Media Success Summit was in full swing and to be frank, I am still trying to absorb the wealth of information that was given out over two very intensive weeks.

The seminar revealed some real cutting-edge stuff; applications and methodologies that haven’t even raised their heads above the parapet in the UK.

Thankfully the seminar provided transcripts, slides, audio and video to revise , reabsorb and act on and this is the state of play with the Images team now; to pick over these pearls of wisdom, select the most appropriate for our clients then find ways to apply them to our other marketing activities.

Glass Frog?

You may have seen some obtuse references on these pages to ‘Glass Frog’. Well, the tadpole that was the Glass Frog is about to turn into the full blown adult version. Glass Frog is the name of our new company, that will focus more on New Media Marketing, all aspects of Social Media Marketing, and a whole raft of promotional and viral systems designed to increase your company profile, its footfall (physical and virtual) and ultimately profitability.

We have been around since 1994, through many ups and downs in the economy, and feel that while the current Government is promising us all cuts in services, this really presents a great opportunity for SMEs to really show the bigger guns how to perform.

If service cuts, which naturally means lesser and poorer services for all, don’t you think that the people out there will flock to an organisation that delivers an even higher level of service?

There has never been a better time to blow your own and there have never been as many tools to blow it with.

If you would like to know how we can help your reputation achieve 5 star status, drop us an email to fivestar@theimagesgroup.co.uk  or call us on 0191 5197278, and we can arrange a time where we can meet with you over a cup of coffee in our downstairs Bistro and give you a free, no-obligation, one-hour consultation on how to create an exceptional company.

To Your Success

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