Hidden & Malicious iFrames
This is a code which is secretly injected into a compromised site’s programing. The intention of the hacker is usually to directly attack any user’s computer who visits the infected site. Symantec rates the severity risk of this attack as “High.”
Hackers inject the code into webpages via zero-pixel frames to keep the frames invisible on the page. These codes are usually design to download and run executable malicious softwares.
Hackers first breaks into the website server. Then they edit the HTML code and script a hidden iFrame into it and make it exploitable from the remote system. This infection usually goes unnoticed by the webmasters unless they are monitoring the site constantly. Due to the nature of this infection, which is to exploit the web visitor, it has devastating impact on business reputations.