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User: Susan S. 3 years ago
I don't really know much about this and I probably should. I have a friend's site on my hosting space (her site is made with EverWeb). I've been told, although I don't know if it's true, that WordPress sites can be vulnerable to hacking which is why they have a lot of widgets for security. Are EverWeb sites more vulnerable to hackers?

So anyhow my friend is paying for Site Lock to scan her site daily to look for hacks. And then if your site is hacked you have to pay them more money to fix it. She is a very small business person that isn't doing super well right now due to COVID. So I'm trying to save her money. Does she need something like Site Lock? Are EverWeb sites... easy to hack? Since I have the entire site on my computer, she wouldn't need to pay them to fix it. I could just go in and delete everything and re-upload her site, is that correct?

I did talk to my web host and they said that sites are hacked. They do search for them by looking for phishing and spam emails. They told me to make my cPanel password really good (which I did). Is there something else I should do? Do most of you pay for a service like Site Lock or Sucuri?

Thank you for any help you can give me.

Susan
User: EverWeb Support 3 years ago
Hi Susan,

Thank you for reaching us!

EverWeb websites are not easy to hack, so you shouldn't worry about that. We also have EverWeb Site Shield Addon which adds SSL Certificate to your website, so your website will be protected and secure.

Also, publishing to EverWeb+Hosting account is very easy, you don't need to use any FTP settings, just click Publish to EverWeb and that's it! This is another reason why your website will be secure and protected, as you simply won't enter any FTP settings while publishing.

You can create a support ticket with us and ask any hosting related questions, we will be happy to help you!

Let me know if any questions arise.

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User: Paul-RAGESW 3 years ago
Hi Susan,

To add some more context, WordPress sites are easily hacked because WordPress is open source and creates dynamic sites.

Since it is open source, anyone can analyze the source code and discover vulnerabilities.

EverWeb sites are static sites. So they load faster and can't be exploited like WordPress.

The only way someone can add malware to your site is if they have the root password for the server from your web host or they have your FTP/cPanel password.

I personally would not pay for a malware scanner because your web host should be scanning for malware on their own (we scan automatically) and if you only have an EverWeb website the worst thing that happen is you simply republish your EverWeb website.

I would check with your web host and see if they are already scanning for malware. If not and if you want to save money, we can invite you to transfer to our hosting services.

Hope this helps!

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Paul
EverWeb Developer


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