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Most hacked WordPress sites are not personally targeted — they are found by a bot scanning for a plugin that was three updates behind. Cleaning the infection is the easy half. We also find how the attacker got in, close it, and harden the site so the same script cannot walk back through next month.
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Automated scanners find the obvious payloads. We also read the code: obfuscated eval blocks, base64 injections in theme functions, rogue must-use plugins, backdoors dropped in the uploads folder and injected redirects in the database. Every affected file is compared against clean core and vendor sources.
We remove the infection rather than nuking directories and hoping. Core, themes and plugins are replaced with verified clean copies, custom code is cleaned line by line, and injected spam content and hidden admin users are purged from the database. Your content and design survive intact.
We work backwards through access logs, file modification times and user records to identify how the attacker got in — a vulnerable plugin version, a reused hosting password, an exposed staging site or a compromised local machine. Without that step, a clean site is simply a site waiting to be reinfected.
Once the site is verifiably clean we submit reconsideration requests to Google Safe Browsing, clear the "deceptive site ahead" interstitial, and work through host and email-provider blocklists so your pages and outbound mail stop being flagged.
Login rate limiting and two-factor on admin accounts, file-editor disabled, correct file permissions, XML-RPC restricted, unique security keys rotated, database prefix reviewed, abandoned plugins removed and admin users pruned to the people who genuinely need access.
A Cloudflare or host-level firewall in front of the site, bot filtering on login and XML-RPC endpoints, and file-integrity monitoring that alerts on unexpected changes. We tune the rules against your real traffic so legitimate visitors and payment callbacks are never blocked.
Stage by stage, with the approval points marked. Website Security & Malware Removal follows the same rhythm on every project.
We take an immediate forensic snapshot, put the site behind maintenance mode if it is actively serving malware, rotate hosting, database and admin credentials, and stop the bleeding before any clean-up begins.
A full file and database scan is followed by manual review, then removal of every payload, backdoor and injected record. We rebuild from clean core and vendor packages and diff custom files against version control or the last known-good backup.
Log analysis and file timestamps point us at the vulnerability. We patch or replace the offending component, fix the credential or configuration weakness behind it, and confirm the same route can no longer be exploited.
Hardening rules, firewall configuration, 2FA, permission fixes and monitoring go on together, then we re-scan from outside with independent tools to verify the site reports clean.
We file the review requests to clear browser and search warnings, hand over a written incident report describing what happened and what changed, and recommend the monitoring cadence needed to keep the site clean.
The concrete artefacts handed over at the end — files, access and documentation you keep.
If two or three of these sound like your situation, this is the right place to start.
Standard, portable tooling. The licences, accounts and source stay in your name, so nothing here is a reason you cannot leave.
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