Malware Removal & Security

Hacked WordPress Site? Let’s Clean It Up Properly.

A hacked site costs more than an afternoon of stress. It can redirect your visitors to spam, get your domain blacklisted, trigger Google’s “This site may be hacked” warning and quietly wipe out rankings you spent years building.

I clean the infection completely, find how the attacker got in, and repair the SEO damage most cleanup services ignore.

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Signs Your Site May Be Compromised

  • Visitors are redirected to spam, gambling or pharmacy sites, sometimes only on mobile or only from Google
  • Google Search Console reports security issues or manual actions
  • Strange pages in Google results, such as Japanese or pharmaceutical spam, under your domain
  • Admin accounts you didn’t create, or accounts that come back after you delete them
  • Your host has suspended the account or flagged malicious files
  • The site suddenly slows down, or unfamiliar files appear on the server

What’s Included

Full Infection Cleanup

Core files, themes, plugins, uploads and the database are all inspected and cleaned, including obfuscated code that scanners often miss.

Backdoor & Persistence Removal

Attackers usually leave ways back in, such as hidden PHP files, cron jobs, modified core files and code that recreates admin accounts. I remove every one I find so the infection doesn’t return a week later.

Shared Hosting Cross-Contamination Checks

If several sites share one hosting account, one infected site can reinfect the rest. I check and clean every site on the account, not just the one you noticed.

Entry Point Investigation

I identify how the attacker got in, whether through an outdated plugin, a weak password, a nulled theme or a server misconfiguration, and close that door.

SEO Damage Repair

Removal of injected spam pages, cleanup of malicious redirects, resubmission through Google Search Console, and help with blacklist and security-warning reviews.

Security Hardening

Updates, removal of unused plugins and themes, secure file permissions, login protection, a firewall and a backup setup that make a repeat attack much harder.

Real Example

In one recent cleanup, eight WordPress sites on a single hosting plan had been serving malware for thirteen days before anyone noticed. There were two separate payloads, and one of them included an admin account that kept rebuilding itself after deletion.

A standard “scan and delete” approach would have left the persistence mechanism in place. The full cleanup covered every site on the account, traced the reinfection source, and hardened the hosting environment.

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How It Works

  1. Contact me. Share your site URL and what you’ve noticed. Hacked-site requests get priority.
  2. Assess. I confirm the infection and its scope and give you a clear quote.
  3. Clean. Full malware and backdoor removal across every affected site.
  4. Repair. Fix redirects, remove spam pages and handle Search Console and blacklist issues.
  5. Harden. Close the entry point and secure the site against repeat attacks.
  6. Report. A plain-English summary of what was found, what was fixed and what to watch for.

Keep It From Happening Again

After a cleanup, most sites benefit from ongoing care, including updates, monitoring, backups and security checks. My website care plans keep your site maintained by the same person who cleaned it.

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Pricing

Malware removal from $250 per site

Multi-site hosting accounts, heavy reinfections and SEO damage repair are quoted after a quick assessment. Hacked-site requests get priority. All prices are in USD, and every project gets a written quote before work starts. I take on clients in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand.

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast can you start?

Hacked-site requests are my top priority. Reach out with your URL and I will respond as quickly as possible.

Will I lose my content or rankings?

The goal is to preserve your content, database and rankings. Sites that were redirecting or showing spam in Google often lose some visibility during the infection. Cleaning the site and resubmitting it through Search Console is the fastest route to recovery.

My security plugin says the site is clean, but something’s still wrong. Can you help?

Yes. Automated scanners are useful but often miss obfuscated code, database injections and persistence mechanisms. Manual inspection catches what scanners don’t.

Do you need access to my hosting?

Usually yes. A proper cleanup needs file-level access through cPanel, FTP or SFTP, plus WordPress admin access. I will walk you through how to share access securely.

Can you clean sites that aren’t on WordPress?

My deepest expertise is WordPress and PHP-based sites. Get in touch and I will tell you honestly whether I’m the right fit.

Site Hacked? Let’s Fix It.

The longer malware runs, the more damage it does to your visitors, your reputation and your rankings. Send me your site URL and what you’re seeing.

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