Hacked/cloaked sitemap [closed]
Hacked/cloaked sitemap [closed]
hacked
WordPress website is redirecting on some different shopping page
Sounds like your site has been hacked. You will need to do thorough checking of all files and plugins to fix it. Lots of info on the googles/bings/ducks to help clean up your site. Will take some time and effort. Basics would be manually update everything (download files, unzip locally, upload). Do this for WP … Read more
Strings of malicious code to look for after a hack
Strings of malicious code to look for after a hack
WordPress Redirect Hack
WordPress Redirect Hack
Redirected You too Many Times and Homepage Not Loading
check for any malicious code in wp-config.php and other files simple open your wp-content/ and delete the following folder or file that you have not installed or have a name in the wrong format like if it is a real file then it will have a name like wp-config.php if it is miraculous then its … Read more
WordPress Hacks/Defacing [closed]
Even when WordPress is running version 3.1, sites are still being defaced. Even? There had been one major and five security releases since that version. If you are implying that 3.1 should be reasonably secure – it is not. but the only answer seems to be outdated WordPress sites What had you done to exclude … Read more
My site appears to be hacked [closed]
Look at all of the ‘related’ links to the right of your question for help with a hacked site. I would reinstall everything (WP, themes, plugins), check htaccess files (in all folders, not just the site root folder), change all site access passwords (ftp, host, email), check your local computer, look for unexpected files (in … Read more
Should WordPress Add Options to Enhance Security or Leave it to plugin developers? [closed]
RE: Username – admin Since version 3.0 the installer asks the user to provide a username for the main account, you obviously won’t get this option if you upgrade from an older version(because it’s not a new installation). You can see an image of this here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Step_5:_Run_the_Install_Script RE: Blocking malicious users There’s no real effective … Read more
WP Site Hacked, Serp Google Spam [closed]
I’ve cleaned up a few hacked sites, and have developed my own personal procedure here. But there are many googles on how to clean up. The basics are change the passwords of everything (hosting, database, FTP, users), reinstall WP and all themes/plugins from a known good source (WP repository), and manual inspection for bad files. … Read more
My WordPress site hacked with unwanted popups [closed]
Without a backup, cleaning up something like this can take a while. Each hack is different and can hide in multiple locations. If you have admin and FTP access these are the things I would change: Change all the passwords for every account on the backend. I would also look into setting up a Cloudflare … Read more