Vulnerability Assessment and Malware Scanning, what exactly are they?
What is a Web site vulnerability?
A vulnerability is a potential entry point through which a Web site’s functionality or data can be damaged, downloaded, or manipulated. A typical Web site (even the simplest blog) may have thousands of potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability assessment is free with the purchase of every Symantec brand Extended Validation or Pro SSL Certificate. Vulnerability assessment helps you quickly identify and take action against the most exploitable weaknesses on your Website. Vulnerability assessment includes:
- An automatic weekly scan for vulnerabilities on public-facing Web pages, Web-based applications, server software and network ports.
- An actionable report that identifies both critical vulnerabilities that should be investigated immediately and informational items that pose a lower risk.
- An option to re-scan your Web site to help confirm that vulnerabilities have been fixed.
What is malware?
Malware is short for malicious software and is also known as malicious code. Hackers exploit security weaknesses on your server to gain access to your Website and install malicious code. They use your Website to spread viruses, hijack computers, and steal sensitive data such as credit card numbers or other personal information. Malware code is not easily detected and may infect your customers’ computers when they visit your Website.
Website malware scanning service scans the Website code located at the hostname used in the SSL Certificate, including javascript and iframes. The service completes a static analysis of Website code as well as behavioral analysis through a browser simulation to find code that may be activated by display of a page. The service does not scan every Web page on your Web site, but reviews an optimal number of pages to identify malicious activity. It does not scan your network, search for malware on internal desktop computers, scan attachments or scan internal Web pages that require sign-in.
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