Free Security Solution for CPanel

[Asmo]

WebHostGear, a server administration and hosting tutorial site, released today its custom developed Nobody Check security tool for cPanel powered servers.

The tool, available free of charge, detects malicious processes that may be running on vulnerable servers. If such processes are detected, a report is sent to the server administrator immediately via email. Administrators can then respond to the situation before extensive damage has occurred.

?“Security is serious business for web hosts,?” said WebHostGear founder Steven Leggett. ?“All too often we see IRC bots and other malicious processes masking themselves under legitimate names?—like Apache?—when their only actual function is to exploit the server and distribute viruses or spam.?”

The software could provide additional security on pure webhosting servers, but might be a bit too much for servers with a broader range of services. One of the demo's on the website tagged a psybnc as 'maliscious', while in itself a bnc does not have to be maliscious of course.

Administrators can configure the tool to run at selected times, ensuring regular server functions are not disrupted.

?“It is time for more web hosts to step up and place a higher priority on server security. I hope that the release of this software will encourage them to do so,?” said Leggett.
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