Archive: Knowledge Base

Backups

Sucuri Backups service allows you to backup sites remotely via FTP or SFTP. Since completely losing your website files would be a disaster, backups allow you to have peace of mind that we’ve got a copy of your site in case of emergency. Once the FTP...

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Website Firewall

You made the right choice by trying out our Sucuri Firewall on your website. The Sucuri Firewall is a cloud-based protective layer, that does not require any installation or modification to your server. With a simple DNS change, we will protect your...

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Malware Removal

Malware remediation is a core function of what Sucuri offers under it’s Website AntiVirus product line. To initiate the security response associated with your plan, you will need to submit at ticket so that our analysts can take appropriate...

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Website Monitoring

Monitoring solution provides the components you need to oversee your website security. It includes multiple scanners that, combined, can cover all aspects of your website security monitoring: Website Malware Scanner Website IOC (Indicators of...

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Testing the WAF Before Changing the DNS

To make sure the WAF is working as expected before changing the DNS records for real, you can configure your operating system to use the Sucuri WAF IP address when accessing your website. To do that, you just need to edit the host file on your...

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Bypassing the WAF for Testing

In the early Internet age, operating systems used to use the hosts file to resolve hostnames to IP addresses until public DNS servers were commonplace. Operating systems continue to allow you to edit the hosts file manually in order to bypass...

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Malware Scanning

The Malware Scanner is one of the most relevant tools integrated into the Sucuri WordPress plugin. This free tool, powered by Sucuri SiteCheck, scans your website for: Malware Blacklist Status Website Errors Out-of-Date Software Malware Detection...

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Multisite and Subdomains

This is how our plugin works with WordPress subdomains and multisite. Subdomains with unique installations This is when multiple subdomains are created and there is a unique installation of WordPress on each site. In cases like this, each subdomain...

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Installation and Activation

Installing the plugin is easy, just follow these steps: Access the WordPress repository by going to Plugins -> Add New on the left side of the dashboard. Search for Sucuri in the repository. Click Activate Generate your API Key If the website and...

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Sucuri Firewall Plugin Activation

Sucuri Firewall is our Web Application Firewall. It virtually patches your site and stops attacks before they even happen. If you have the Sucuri Firewall activated on your Sucuri account, you can add it to your Sucuri Security Plugin. Once enabled...

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