Hi friends, I want some serious advice on how to protect Web Server from Being affected by Viruses. I recently faced virus problem in one of my site which is hosted in US based server. Do I need to change my provider or reconsider their server's configuration about which anti-virus they use? If there is any issue which We can keep in mind security vise then please do let me know... thank you. Hoping for good reply from all u intelligent guys/gals Densepense Makhaya
Locking down web servers involves many factors 1. Did your hosting provider admin put your server in secure sandbox such as, chroot, jail 2. Have your web applications been checked for vulnerabilities? There are many possibilities for viruses infections. Sometimes, FTP passwords are stolen by trojan horses. Sometimes, web servers are configured improperly and malicious user can hijack/modified files of others. ..etc.
Depending on the type of server your running, make sure that file permissions and directory permissions are correct so that files can not be added or altered by anyone other than user and root. May want to consider suPHP. If you run a dedicated server, the options are endless; however there is such thing the security world as too secure.
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If u have root access, just install mcafee enterprise, config it , then configure IPsec bock all traffic from outside and also inside and open necessary ports
Don't forget to do security update and have a newest version of your platform, it some how have fix some security issues.