ETIENDAS.

CO

PrestaVault User Guide

PrestaShop Malware Protection
Elpatron@etiendas.co

1 CONTENTS
2

About PrestaVault......................................................................................................... 2
2.1

Benefits: .................................................................................................................. 2

2.2

Features: ................................................................................................................. 2

Installation: ........................................................................................................................... 3

2.3

Module Install ......................................................................................................... 3

2.4

Exclude Folders | Files you do not want monitored by PrestaVault. .................... 3

2.5

Build Repository ...................................................................................................... 3

Scan | Reports | Undo-Commit:.................................................................................. 4

3.1

Run a scan ............................................................................................................. 4

3.2

Reports | Undo-Commit: ....................................................................................... 4

Options .......................................................................................................................... 4
4.1

Alert Options........................................................................................................... 4

4.2

CRON | Automatic Scanning................................................................................ 5

4.3

Scan Options .......................................................................................................... 5

4.4

Exclude Folders | Files Options .............................................................................. 5

4.5

Comparison Options .............................................................................................. 6

4.6

Undo Options ......................................................................................................... 7

4.7

Vault Options.......................................................................................................... 7

Technical FAQ:.............................................................................................................. 7
5.1

PrestaVault DB Table Size ....................................................................................... 7

5.2

How PrestaVault views your shop files ................................................................... 7

5.3

Trouble Shooting:.................................................................................................... 8

2 ABOUT PRESTAVAULT
Lost sleep about your shop getting malware or other un-authorized
file changes?
PrestaValut is designed to alert you of file modifications so you can
react fast to avoid website being flagged by search engines as
malicious.
Monitor and protect your shop file integrity and sleep a little better.
2.1 BENEFITS:
With built in alerts, so shop management can react quickly to unauthorized file
changes.
Resolves management questions:
How will I know if my shop files have been modified to avoid shop domain being
tagged as malicious by Google, other major search engines and anti-virus
firewalls?
What did that person with FTP access actually change?
How do I know when a module has been installed or changed by back office
employees?

2.2 FEATURES:

File detection:
o Size
o Time Date Stamp
o Permissions {File | Group | Owner}
File Protection:
o Restore unwanted changes
o Commit good changes to vault
Scan:
o Secure CRON
o Manual
File system change alerts to one or more email addresses detailing changes.

INSTALLATION:
2.3 MODULE INSTALL
BackOfficemodulesadd a new moduleselect PrestaVault.zipupload module to
back office.
ClickInstall
ClickConfigure
Read next.

2.4 EXCLUDE FOLDERS | FILES YOU DO NOT WANT MONITORED BY PRESTAVAULT.

Identify folders and that are not part of your PrestaShop installation. These may be
other websites in your hosting account, a WordPress blog for example.

2.5 BUILD REPOSITORY

This can take several minutes, please be patient.

Your shop files are now protected!

3 SCAN | REPORTS | UNDO-COMMIT:
3.1 RUN A SCAN

3.2 REPORTS | UNDO-COMMIT:

Review changes detected to your shop files. Please see following screen cast example.

http://screencast.com/t/SHcAt6rmT4

Restore (undo) or Commit detected file changes.

Restore (undo) a single or all unauthorized file change.

Commit a single or all good authorized file changes to vault.

4 OPTIONS
4.1 ALERT OPTIONS
Email Alerts

4.2 CRON | AUTOMATIC SCANNING

Monitor the health of your shop files using CRON time imitated scans.

4.3 SCAN OPTIONS

4.4 EXCLUDE FOLDERS | FILES OPTIONS
Mange Folders | Files that you do no longer want monitored.

4.5 COMPARISON OPTIONS

Comparisons made when monitor runs.
Default all enabled.

4.6 UNDO OPTIONS

Files will be restored and you can optionally define how to restore permissions.

http://screencast.com/t/xftgrOjkX2h

4.7 VAULT OPTIONS

Excluded Folders | Files
Displays original Vault Excluded Folders | Files
Cannot be changed unless you uninstall PrestaVault and re-install. Please see Scan
Options to manage.

5 TECHNICAL FAQ:
5.1 PRESTAVAULT DB TABLE SIZE
PrestaVault compresses the data portion of all files saved in the vault to save space.
We use compression level 9, the highest possible.
Estimated PrestaVault db table size is 50% of the file system monitored.

5.2 HOW PRESTAVAULT VIEWS YOUR SHOP FILES

PrestaVault views your files is the same way as seen by your FTP program. Here is an
example PrestaShop file structure.

http://screencast.com/t/PSklC9ygbi

5.3 TROUBLE SHOOTING:

Build Repository: Does not complete.
Browser back button and uninstall PrestaVault This will remove the db table created.
Re-install PrestaVault.

Trace Options
Technical support use only. Tip: Low level trace may create large output.