Last year, we released a post about a malware injector found in an Adobe Flash (.SWF) file. In that post, we showed how a .SWF file is used to inject an invisible, malicious iFrame. It appears that the author of that Flash malware continued with this method of infection. Now we are seeing more varieties […]
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How to change your WordPress Database Name in 3 Steps
Naming your databases allows you to determine which database is for which site. Aside from that, it is also an added protection from hackers. Here are the simple steps how to do this. Change Your WordPress Database Name in 3 Simple Steps Your WordPress database holds all of your site’s important information, so keeping it […]
Bloom — The Ultimate Email Opt-In Plugin For WordPress
Introducing Bloom — The Ultimate Email Opt-In Plugin For WordPress Has Arrived! by Nick Roach There are many things that website owners can aspire to collect: shares, likes, fans, and followers; pins, stumbles, digs and retweets; but above them all towers the email subscriber. Emails are effective because the email inbox is a more guarded […]
Understanding WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
The last 7 days have been very busy with a number of vulnerabilities being disclosed on multiple WordPress plugins. Some of them are minor issues, some are more relevant, while others are what we’d categorize as noise. How are you supposed to make sense of all this? To help provide some clarity on the influx […]
How to Create a Video Slider in WordPress
This article teaches us how to install and set up Soliloquy plugin. How to Create a Video Slider in WordPress Have you seen popular sites using videos in their slider? Do you want to add a video slider in WordPress? In this article, we will show you how to easily create a video slider in […]
How to Create Custom, Trackable, Short URL’s For Your WP Posts
Let’s face it, we hate memorizing let alone remembering those long website addresses. Good thing we can now shorten those long addresses and track it! Here’s how: How to Create Custom, Trackable, Short URL’s For All Your WordPress Posts and Pages by Nathan B. Weller URL shorteners have been around for a while. Their popularity […]
How to Easily Create a Multilingual WordPress Site
Do you want to reach more people or customers? Why not make your website multilingual? The article that we’re sharing today will guide you how to do that. How to Easily Create a Multilingual WordPress Site Do you want to translate your WordPress site in multiple languages? Wondering where to start? In this article, we […]
Zero-day in the Fancybox-for-WordPress Plugin
Our research team was alerted to a possible malware outbreak affecting many WordPress websites. All the infections had a similar malicious iframe from “203koko” injected into the website. We were also directed to a forum thread where users were sharing their concerns and describing similar issues they were experiencing. In analyzing the infected websites, we […]
Advisory – Dangerous “nonce” leak in UpdraftPlus
Advisory for: UpdraftPlus Security Risk: High Exploitation level: Remote DREAD Score: 7/10 Vulnerability: Privilege Escalation Patched Version: 1.9.51 If you’re a user of the UpdraftPlus plugin for WordPress, now is the time to update. During a routine audit of our Website Firewall (WAF), we detected a “nonce” leak vulnerability that could allow a malicious actor […]
20 Must Have WordPress Plugins for 2015 (Expert Pick)
Before anything else, let us greet you a Happy New Year! New year comes with firsts and new stuff to try. With no further ado, here are the ‘must have’ WordPress plugins for this year. 20 Must Have WordPress Plugins for 2015 (Expert Pick) Are you looking for the must have WordPress plugins used by […]
