WordPress Malware Removal & Site Rescue

Scope: infection analysis and root-cause identification, forensic and working backups, full password rotation (hosting, WordPress, database, FTP/SFTP, API keys), file and database scan (Wordfence, Sucuri, WPScan, host-side malware detection), cleanup of WordPress core, theme, plugins and the uploads directory, database cleanup (wp_options, wp_posts, wp_users, wp_usermeta), backdoor and web-shell removal, hardening (2FA, WAF, permissions, updates) and a Google Search Console review request. You get a written report and post-cleanup monitoring.

Viruses, malware and malicious code on a WordPress site take a few typical forms: redirect malware — including redirects visible only to Googlebot or mobile visitors; SEO spam with thousands of foreign pages in the index; backdoors and web-shells hidden in the uploads directory; payment skimmers in WooCommerce stores; cryptominers overloading the server; outgoing email spam sent from your domain. Each infection type needs a different order of operations — that is why I always start with diagnosis, not with deleting everything in sight.

Step 1: isolate the site and take a forensic backup. Step 2: rotate all passwords and API keys. Step 3: scan files and database. Step 4: clean WordPress core, theme, plugins, uploads, .htaccess and wp-config.php. Step 5: clean injected code and spam content from the database. Step 6: remove backdoors — without this the infection returns within days. Step 7: harden (2FA, login throttling, permissions, updates). Step 8: request a Google review and monitor. The whole process is documented — you know exactly what changed and why.

In stores an infection brings extra risk: payment card skimmers in the cart and checkout, customer data exfiltration, order manipulation. After cleanup I run a full purchase-path test, review payment logs and help assess your GDPR duties (breach assessment, 72-hour notification). If data may have leaked, we move fast and in order — this is not a moment for improvisation.

After the fix I submit the site for review in the Security Issues section, remove spam URLs through the Removals tool, resubmit the sitemap and verify key URLs with the URL Inspection tool. The Google warning usually clears within days of a complete cleanup, and visibility recovers gradually — I monitor the process and react if something does not return to normal.

Cleanup alone is not enough — infections enter through outdated plugins and themes, weak passwords and missing monitoring. Hardening includes: core, plugin and theme updates, 2FA for administrators, login throttling and XML-RPC restrictions, an application firewall (WAF), correct file permissions, disabled file editing in the dashboard and file-integrity monitoring. I also check whether the hosting offers malware detection and incident support — often the fastest way to catch an infection. Optionally I set up an ongoing care plan with automated off-server backups and file-change alerts.

Simple infections: from 400 PLN net, usually completed the same or next business day. Standard (files and database with hardening): 600–1,200 PLN net. WooCommerce store with a skimmer or data leak: 900–2,500 PLN net. Extensive infections with backdoors, multiple accounts and SEO spam: 1,500–2,500 PLN net. Post-blacklist recovery — quoted after analysis. You get the price after a free preliminary assessment, with no hidden costs.

A written report: the infection vector, what was cleaned, which passwords and accesses were rotated, which protections were deployed. A cleaned and hardened site, submitted to Google with confirmation it is malware-free. Recommendations for the future and — if you want — a care plan with monitoring, backups and incident response. I know the decision to hire is made under pressure, so scope and price are agreed before any work starts.