Category Archives: security

How to Change the SSH port on cPanel Servers

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Melbin

To change the SSH port login as root, and edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config Find the line that says Port 22 and change 22 to any number between 1024->65535 (above 30000 is best) and save the file. Once done, run: /etc/init.d/sshd restart Now … Continue reading →

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How to Disable Telnet

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Melbin

Telnet sends clear text passwords and usernames through logins and should be disabled on all web servers and replaced with SSH. Some hosting providers are not disabling telnet by default but you should ensure that it has been turned off … Continue reading →

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How to Install and Configure maldet (Linux Malware Detect – LMD)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Melbin

Linux Malware Detect (LMD) is a malware scanner for Linux released under the GNU GPLv2 license, that is designed around the threats faced in shared hosted environments. It uses threat data from network edge intrusion detection systems to extract malware … Continue reading →

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Free SQL Injections Scanner

Posted on February 11, 2009 by flashweb

You have likely been tracking the mass SQL Injections that are currently sweeping through the net. Just last night I was shopping on www.ihomeaudio.com when I noticed they had been injected (they have since fixed their site). HP started to … Continue reading →

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KeePass Password Safe

Posted on May 8, 2008 by flashweb

KeePass is a program that can help you to protect your passwords. Today i installed this program, no install is needed also it can run from USB drives. Recently one of the USB drive with server passwords stopped working during … Continue reading →

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