wslade on "script and iframe virus injected above head tag"
I'm sorry to hear your sites were damaged. I can't speculate about how the hacker gained access to your account. But once in the account, normal healthy files can be changed and new files containing...
View Articlejinesh10 on "Wordfence not detecting malware code"
Hi, Wordfence did not detect a malware code in one of the php file. http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=02535356341043258134 It was located in public_html/wp-includes/js/jcrop...
View Articlewritie on "[Plugin: Anti-Malware and Brute-Force Security by ELI] Scan speed"
Hi. I'm using version 4.14.64. I've noticed a few issues on one of my sites. One of them is the time needed to run a scan. Yesterday it ran for over 4 hours, found 44 files to clean but eventually...
View ArticleEli Z on "[Plugin: Anti-Malware and Brute-Force Security by ELI] Scan speed"
Yes, cache folders contain lots of files that don't really need to be scanned. If you are dealing with a possible infection you should disable all caching until you have eliminated the treat (maybe...
View Articlestwallace on "Malware"
Hello, I seem to be having trouble removing a malware script. I've tried using malware/security plugins to locate it. I've to go through the pages manually but I'm unable to find it. The script only...
View ArticleAndrew on "Malware"
You need to start working your way through these resources: https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked https://wordpress.org/support/topic/268083#post-1065779...
View Articlestwallace on "Malware"
Thank you. The response was perfect. I never thought to check the post itself. It was right there in plain site. Since this site is a fresh install hopefully, I've closed at least one more back door....
View Articlewritie on "[Plugin: Anti-Malware and Brute-Force Security by ELI] Scan speed"
Hi. I disabled it, and the scan of wp-content took about 30 minutes - quite a difference! It turned up two known threats and cleaned them. All good! Thanks again. Michael
View Articlesnowkidind on "Malware installed on my site"
My sysadmin told me malware has been installed on my site. He gave me a list of infected files. My site contains three wordpress installations. it looks like at least one instance of the malware has...
View ArticleWPyogi on "Malware installed on my site"
If your site has been hacked, you'll need to go through ALL of these resources and get it completely cleaned up: http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked...
View Articlewslade on "Malware installed on my site"
I'm sorry your sites have been damaged. Do you or your hosting company have backups of your sites from before the hack? Restoring your files and databases from a known good backup is the quickest most...
View Articlesnowkidind on "Malware installed on my site"
looks like one of the installations (the one at root... grrr) was running 3.9.3
View Articleterra100 on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] removing soaksoak"
Hi - Wordfence continues to find soaksoak.ru within BackupBuddy zip backup files hosted on my shared server. When I delete the backup zip file, the soaksoak no longer appears in a Wordfence scan. How...
View ArticleWFBrian on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] removing soaksoak"
Hello, First, make sure Wordpress and all plugins and themes are updated. Disable any plugins that aren't in use. Then run another scan and check the results. -Brian
View Articleterra100 on "[Plugin: Wordfence Security] removing soaksoak"
Already did that. The Wordfence scan does not find the soaksoak.ru on the database. It only finds it inside the BackupBuddy backed-up database. So strange that it finds it only after it's been scooped...
View Articleshawnpollack on "Website fatal error. We believe malware is the issue."
Thank you for your help. However, the guide you offered did not help me because I am not even able to log into our site without getting the "fatal error". Nor can I even go to the website's URL without...
View Articlewslade on "Website fatal error. We believe malware is the issue."
It isn't necessary to login to WordPress or look at its URL to repair your site. If you follow the guide, you will be able to login after the site has been repaired.
View Articleshawnpollack on "Website fatal error. We believe malware is the issue."
Thank you again for your help! I was able to follow all of the instructions, and remove the corrupt theme. Then to log in to the WP site it required me to repair the database. I ended up with the...
View ArticlePioneer Valley Web Design on "Website fatal error. We believe malware is the...
Removing a bad theme does not remove the consequences of adding it. Please review: https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked It is very important to have regular backups and to always fully...
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