How to Remove Malware from a WordPress Site
How to remove WordPress malware so it doesn’t come back: securing the site, finding the entry point, files, database and server, cleanup, credentials, verification and Google review.
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BLOG · WORDPRESS SECURITY
Analysis and deep dives
on WordPress security.
How malware gets in, where it hides and how to really remove it: files, database, cron jobs, processes and logs.
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cPanel Addon Domains vs. Reseller Accounts: They Look Alike, but Privilege Separation Is a Different Thing
Addon domains in the same account, separate accounts under a reseller, Plesk subscriptions and CageFS: where the real boundary between one site and another lies.
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How to choose a malware removal service: the questions to ask before handing over your site
Systems-level work, entry point, access, evidence, report, guarantees, AI, and GDPR: the questions to ask a malware removal service before you sign.
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DNS hijacking and subdomain takeover: when the attack doesn’t go through the site
Registrar accounts, modified NS and MX records, orphaned CNAMEs: how a domain is hijacked, how to check it with dig, CAA and crt.sh, and what to do if…
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Upgrading PHP on a WordPress site: the risks of an obsolete version and a migration without surprises
Supported PHP versions, the risks of an end-of-life version, and a migration method: PHPCompatibility, a test copy, side-by-side PHP-FPM, and rollback.
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WooCommerce Security Beyond the Checkout: Customer Accounts, API Keys, and Webhooks
Credential stuffing on accounts, REST API keys, webhooks to unknown URLs, shop managers, and gateways: what to check in WooCommerce and how.
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Ransomware and Defacement on WordPress: What Really Happens and How to Recover
Files encrypted by a PHP script, wiped databases, fake ransom demands and replaced home pages: how to tell real encryption from a bluff and how to recover the…
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Ransomware-Proof Backups: Immutable, Off-Site, Verified Copies
The 3-2-1-1-0 rule, pull backups, Object Lock, append-only restic and borg, consistent dumps and restore tests: backups an attacker cannot delete.
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WordPress audit logs: reconstructing who did what, and when
Activity logs, remote syslog, MySQL binlog and auditd: how to keep logs that survive an attack and reconstruct an incident on WordPress.
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