Even if you have taken the necessary precautions to protect your website from hackers – you have deployed the necessary firewalls and installed antivirus programs across all your platforms – your website can still be exposed to a specific type of web malware known as backdoor scripts. Some backdoor scripts techniques are capable of bypassing security infrastructures and wreaking havoc on your website. Let’s take a look at what exactly backdoor scripts are and how can they compromise your website.
What is a Backdoor Script?
Backdoor scripts are malicious software that use secret or undocumented means to gain unauthorized access to a computer, website or network. These exploits inherent vulnerabilities of the installed operating system or programs and allow attackers to obtain control over a system. Backdoor scripts work in the background of the compromised system or website and remain hidden from the website owners, which makes them a very high security risk.
What Risks can Result from Backdoor Scripts Attacks?
Backdoor scripts attacks can have catastrophic consequences for your online presence. The results depend very much on the hacker’s intentions and on the type of the backdoor scripts used. The most common types of backdoors are:
Active Backdoor Scripts: These types of malware scripts send sensitive information to one or more hosts. Active backdoor scripts are capable of providing complete access to your website. They can allow hackers to monitor your website activity, collect data and send out information is chunks, while receiving commands and acknowledgements from remote systems.
Passive Backdoor Scripts: Through this type of malware a hacker gains access your website by creating an entrance into your system. This entrance allows the attacker to log into your website at any time without using any password. The hacker can even gain administrative privileges to your website. Similar to the active backdoor scripts, these malware programs can be used for either, accepting distinct commands and returning the requested information, or for establishing a forward tunnel into a compromised network.
One common aspect with all these types of backdoor scripts is that they are capable of bypassing elaborate security infrastructures, so it is absolutely essential that you take the necessary steps to maintain a clean website.
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