EDB handles web hosting and outsourcing for a variety of industry sectors, including banking. Websense has warned that visitors to the site may have been infected.
"Websense Security Labs has discovered that the website of EDB Business Partner has been compromised and infects visitors with malicious code that attempts to drop two files," said the company in a statement.
"Websense customers are prevented from inadvertently visiting this site. Both files dropped are of malicious intent. The first is a World of Warcraft Trojan, and the second is designed to detect antivirus protection."
The malicious code exploits a vulnerability in Internet Explorer that was patched on 11 April this year. The Trojan reports to a site that has been classified as sponsoring malware.
There was no response from EDB at time of publication.
Web hosting firm harbours virus
Internet monitoring firm Websense has claimed that IT management firm EDB is hosting malicious files on its web page.
Add iTnews as your trusted source
Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.
Partner Content
.jpg&h=140&w=231&c=1&s=0)
Promoted Content
Australian mid-market businesses to access deeper AI and security expertise with First Focus-Integris partnership
.png&h=140&w=231&c=1&s=0)
Promoted Content
From ambition to impact: The next era of government transformation.
.jpg&h=140&w=231&c=1&s=0)
Partner Content
Who owns your brand’s AI reputation?
.jpg&h=140&w=231&c=1&s=0)
Promoted Content
Protecting the Human Operating System: How Technology Teams Can Perform Under Pressure in an Always-On World
.png&w=100&c=1&s=0)
iTnews Benchmark Security Awards 2026
iTnews State of Security Breakfast Sydney
iTnews Executive Retreat - Security Leaders Edition - VIC
.png&h=140&w=231&c=1&s=0)
.png&h=140&w=231&c=1&s=0)
