WordPress Malware Removal & Hacked Site Recovery.
Infected, redirecting or blacklisted by Google? Full cleanup, blacklist removal, root-cause identification and hardening so it does not happen again.
Removing malware is the easy half. The hard half is finding how it got in — because a site that is cleaned but not hardened is usually reinfected within weeks, sometimes days, and by then you have paid twice.
I work in a fixed order: preserve evidence, identify scope, clean thoroughly, find root cause, close it, then handle blacklist removal. Skipping the root-cause step is why so many 'cleaned' sites come back infected.
You get a written account of what was found, what was changed, and specifically how it got in.
Complete malware recovery.
Full infection scan
Files, database, uploads, theme and plugin code checked — not just what a scanner plugin flags.
Thorough cleaning
Injected code, backdoors, rogue admin users, spam pages and malicious cron entries all removed.
Root cause identified
The actual entry point found — vulnerable plugin, stolen credential, or a compromised neighbour.
Blacklist removal
Google Safe Browsing, browser warnings and host suspensions addressed with re-review requests filed.
Hardening applied
The specific hole closed, plus the standard hardening that prevents the common re-entry routes.
Written report
What was found, what was cleaned, how it got in, and what you should do next.
How I approach it.
Backdoors are the reason sites get reinfected
Attackers rarely rely on one entry point. Once inside, they plant additional access — an innocuous-looking file in a plugin directory, a modified core file, an extra admin account, a cron entry that re-downloads the payload. Removing the visible symptom while leaving a backdoor is why reinfection is so common.
Check the database, not just the files
Plenty of infections live in wp_options, wp_posts or injected widget content rather than in PHP files. A file-only cleanup leaves redirect scripts and spam content in place, and the site still misbehaves for visitors.
Rotate every credential the site touched
If the site was compromised, assume the database password, hosting credentials, API keys and any secrets in wp-config are exposed. Rotation is tedious and it is the only responsible response.
Blacklist removal takes review time
Once the site is genuinely clean, a re-review request to Google typically clears the warning within a day or two. Filing it before the site is clean gets it rejected and can extend the process, so sequence matters.
The process.
Listen
A 30-minute call to understand the problem behind the brief. The fix is often not what you first ask for.
Quote
A real number tied to a real scope — never a copy-paste price list. Sent within 24 hours.
Build
I work in staging, in your repo, with commits you can audit. I send a daily update so you are never wondering.
Deliver
Smoke test together, document, deploy. Then I stick around to catch the edge cases.
What you get with me.
- Snapshot of the infected state before any changes
- Full file and database infection scan
- Backdoor, rogue user and malicious cron removal
- Root cause identified and closed
- Credential rotation guidance
- Blacklist re-review requests filed
- Written incident report
Questions, answered.
How quickly can you clean my site?
Typically within 24 hours, and often the same day for a straightforward infection. Complex or repeat compromises take longer because the root-cause work is more involved.
Will I lose content?
Almost never. Cleaning removes injected code rather than your posts and pages. Where malicious content was published as posts, those are removed and identified in the report.
Why did my site get reinfected after the last cleanup?
Almost certainly a missed backdoor or an unclosed entry point. Cleaning the visible symptom without finding the cause leaves the door open, which is why root cause is a mandatory part of the work rather than an upsell.
Can you get the Google warning removed?
Yes, once the site is genuinely clean. I file the re-review request and it usually clears within a day or two — that timing is Google's, not mine.
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