Demystifying Website Hacktools: Types, Threats, and Detection

When we think about website malware, visible infection symptoms most often come to mind: unwanted ads or pop-ups, redirects to third party sites, or spam keywords in search results. However, in some cases these very symptoms are the results of hacktools, a diverse and often insidious category of software designed to exploit vulnerabilities and compromise website security. According to our latest threat report, in 2022 alone, a staggering 23.63% of infected client websites were found to have at least one...