SiteLock Independent Study is Rubbish!!

This is pretty great... SiteLock engaged a company to perform an independent test of their environment.

Press Release: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/independent-testing-shows-sitelock-web-based-malware-protection-outperforms-traditional-endpoint-solutions-300339429.html

Sounds great!

WhiteFirDesign put out a post on the subject: http://www.whitefirdesign.com/blog/2016/10/05/would-you-be-surprised-to-hear-that-sitelocks-idea-of-independent-testing-doesnt-involve-actual-independence/

Here is a summary:

• SiteLock paid Tolly to perform an "independent" analysis of their effectiveness
• The Tolly report compared SiteLock to the McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection solution - McAfee Complete Endpoint Protection focuses on desktops / notebooks.....SiteLock focuses on websites
• Shows why you have to invest in website security solutions, because your existing solution is no good
• Tolly used 3,000 web-based malware samples
• The samples were provided by SiteLock to Tolly
• McAfee performed horribly - detecting only 6%, magically SiteLock detected 100% of the malware strains they provided to the reviewer
• Can you imagine if they wouldn't have detected 100% of the samples they provided? That would have been bad.

Thinking McAfee got the short end of the stick on this test.. 

Bava Tuesday Shares Experience with Bluehost and SiteLock

Check out this article by Bava Tuesdays... http://bavatuesdays.com/sitelock-scam/comment-page-1/

They share their experience working with Bluehost and SiteLock...

It all started with this email from Bluehost, like so many of us:

In order to remove the restrictions we’ve placed, you must resolve the security issue and remove what malicious content was listed. If you do not believe you can do so on your own, you may use a reputable third-party security service, such as SiteLock, who can be reached directly at 877-563-2849. Please note that repeated reports of malicious content on your account within 60 days of an initial notice will lead to further action being taken, including permanent suspension after failing to professionally clean the account.

 And they really capture the post here... 

This is a really good example of the worst of these web hosting scams. Preying off customers who may not be able to understand it or do it themselves is an abuse of power, and the idea should be you turned to this web host to protect you from these things, not to hijack your online world. Quite frankly we see this type of predatory selling, I think Mike Caulfield called it “hate-selling,” and a lot of domain scammers do this, but it is even worse to have your own hosting company taking it hostage. This also speaks to the broader problem with only basic literacy around the managing of your online life.