One of the biggest innovations in website security is now available to all Varial Hosting customers!<\/p>\n
Unlike traditional approaches that scan and remove malware from infected websites, Proactive Defense\u00a0analyzes the behaviour of PHP code in realtime and stops dangerous executions, preventing malware from running in the first place.<\/p>\n
Thousands of malware samples were analyzed to\u00a0develop heuristics to distinguish malicious behavior from legitimate activity. By analyzing running PHP code and detecting dangerous executions in realtime, Proactive Defense is able to stop both known and zero-day malware in its tracks!<\/p>\n
Top security researcher Patrick William of Rack911 Labs has said this of Proactive Defense:<\/p>\n
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