Malware infection is usually associated with scripts disrupting personal computers. However, there is a rapidly growing strain of malware designed specifically to infect websites.
Basically, a malicious piece of coding is added to your website page’s code without you even noticing.
The website may function as normal on the outside. However, anyone visiting your website will be downloading the malicious script onto their computer without realising. The Malware will now have spread from the website to the user PC and all their personal data is then at risk.
Malware is short for ‘malicious software’ and can refer to a range of different disruptions to codes, scripts and other content that can stop your website from running properly, lead to loss of privacy, exploitation and other kinds of abusive online behaviour.
While the threat of website malware is real and it can be very damaging, there’s plenty that can be done to prevent it and even stop it in its tracks!
