Parasites are websites that are hacked and infected with hidden illicit content.
There are way too many script kiddies on the internet. These script kiddies are at the bottom of the hacker food chain, but are still considered dangerous. Just like seasoned veteran hackers, script kiddies utilize Blackhat SEO tactics to lure in their victims.
These n00b hackers use iframes and external scripts to redirect users to websites that are malicious. These websites harvest user information and use this information for credit card fraud and identity theft. Some of these websites also try to sell rogue software.
URLVoid and Unmask Parasites provide a service that will scan any website for parasites. I prefer URLVoid the most as it provides more link information. They are both good services and it doesn’t hurt to use both.
This service will scan any web address you enter into the form field and will output all the live links, iframes and external scripts found. You can use this service to analyze your website and see if there are unknown iframes or links that point to unknown domains.
The results will be included below the form. You can scan each link from the domain or sub-domain that’s included in the report by clicking on (Scan) to the right of each link to check its reputation.
If you find a parasite on your blog, you will need to look through all your templates to find the parasite and remove it. It’s highly recommended that you backup your blog daily in the event you need to restore your blog from a clean backup.
Give URLVoid and Unmask Parasites a try to see if your website is free from parasites.
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I checked my website on URLVoid and it’s clean.
Andrew,
I will call you Mr. Clean, lol.
Thanks bro for recommending this two great tools for scanning parasites in our site.
Glad to share, thanks!
I love your name for them… script kiddies! There are a lot of very clever youngsters out there, well versed in the internet and the use of technology.
Hi Frank.
Already check mine with URLvoid and its clean to.
Or maybe because I am using blogspot? Hehehehe….
Thanks for sharing this.
zezebel,
Blogspot has a good reputation and that does factor in. Thanks for the comment!
Hi Frank
Thanks for sharing this.